The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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Page 14
The 33rd bore the brunt of an attack by 2000 of the enemy , and Dallas , who was
directed by General Floyd at the critical moment , completed their rout by a
charge of cavalry . In regard to the celebrated night - attack on the Sultaunpettah
...
The 33rd bore the brunt of an attack by 2000 of the enemy , and Dallas , who was
directed by General Floyd at the critical moment , completed their rout by a
charge of cavalry . In regard to the celebrated night - attack on the Sultaunpettah
...
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was engaged in an exciting campaign , and was in charge of an extensive district
, in which , as his far - seeing sagacity could hardly fail to tell him , there was
much work still to be done and much credit to be gained . The Mahratta chiefs ...
was engaged in an exciting campaign , and was in charge of an extensive district
, in which , as his far - seeing sagacity could hardly fail to tell him , there was
much work still to be done and much credit to be gained . The Mahratta chiefs ...
Page 22
... received his commission as major - general ; and a vacancy occurring on the
staff of the Madras Presidency , he was enabled to remain in charge of his
province till his return to England in 1805 . Mr. Gleig says : “ To those who lived
on terms ...
... received his commission as major - general ; and a vacancy occurring on the
staff of the Madras Presidency , he was enabled to remain in charge of his
province till his return to England in 1805 . Mr. Gleig says : “ To those who lived
on terms ...
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If they are duties which require extraordinary qualifications in the person who is
to perform them , let General Lake , or the Commander - in - Chief at Fort St.
George , or anybody else , be charged with them . But , surely , it is not exactly ...
If they are duties which require extraordinary qualifications in the person who is
to perform them , let General Lake , or the Commander - in - Chief at Fort St.
George , or anybody else , be charged with them . But , surely , it is not exactly ...
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... charges of the columns of the Guard with his English troops in line , but he did
not venture to trust his foreign troops in that formation at any time during the battle
. At the time of the conversation objected to by Mr. Gleig , between the Duke ...
... charges of the columns of the Guard with his English troops in line , but he did
not venture to trust his foreign troops in that formation at any time during the battle
. At the time of the conversation objected to by Mr. Gleig , between the Duke ...
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| Title | The Quarterly Review, Volume 120 |
| Contributors | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Sir John Murray, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero |
| Publisher | John Murray, 1866 |
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