The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 - English literature |
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Page 14
... Lord Mornington : t- ' On the night of the 5th we made an attack on the enemy's out- posts , which , at least on my side , ‡ was not quite so successful as could have been wished . The fact is , that the night was very dark , that the ...
... Lord Mornington : t- ' On the night of the 5th we made an attack on the enemy's out- posts , which , at least on my side , ‡ was not quite so successful as could have been wished . The fact is , that the night was very dark , that the ...
Page 16
... Lord Mornington , dated 3rd of April , 1799. It was written with his own hand on both sides of a slip of paper , and sealed up in a quill , in order that it might be the better concealed in the journey through Tippoo's country . It was ...
... Lord Mornington , dated 3rd of April , 1799. It was written with his own hand on both sides of a slip of paper , and sealed up in a quill , in order that it might be the better concealed in the journey through Tippoo's country . It was ...
Page 17
... Lord Mornington was right in his opinion . General Baird was much annoyed by this appointment . Colonel Wellesley had previously obtained the command of the Nizam's contingents over his head , ostensibly because he was brother to the ...
... Lord Mornington was right in his opinion . General Baird was much annoyed by this appointment . Colonel Wellesley had previously obtained the command of the Nizam's contingents over his head , ostensibly because he was brother to the ...
Page 18
... Lord Mornington's reply , dated 19th June , 1799 , which the present Duke has properly added in a note at page 246 of the first volume of the Supplemental Despatches . ' ' My dear Arthur , To your letter of the 14th I answer , that no ...
... Lord Mornington's reply , dated 19th June , 1799 , which the present Duke has properly added in a note at page 246 of the first volume of the Supplemental Despatches . ' ' My dear Arthur , To your letter of the 14th I answer , that no ...
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... Lord Mornington had selected General Baird for the command of the expedition when he resumed the scheme against Batavia , and he proposed that an expedition under Colonel Wellesley should be dispatched from that place to the Isle of ...
... Lord Mornington had selected General Baird for the command of the expedition when he resumed the scheme against Batavia , and he proposed that an expedition under Colonel Wellesley should be dispatched from that place to the Isle of ...
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