This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1842 Excerpt: ...of the force which drove the enemy from Ghiardo, back upon Sabugal, on which occasion Serjeants Baxter and Greaves, being at the head of a fety men, greatly distinguished themselves, charging the enemy on two separate occasions, and taking many prisoners. Some sharp fighting took place at Sabugal on the 3rd of April; ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1842 Excerpt: ...of the force which drove the enemy from Ghiardo, back upon Sabugal, on which occasion Serjeants Baxter and Greaves, being at the head of a fety men, greatly distinguished themselves, charging the enemy on two separate occasions, and taking many prisoners. Some sharp fighting took place at Sabugal on the 3rd of April; the French divisions were driven from thence, and the brigade of which the Sixteenth formed part, took a quantity of baggage; Lieutenant William Lockhart of the regiment distinguished himself on this occasion. Advancing towards Fort Conception, on the 7th of April, to the support of a corps of Portuguese militia under Colonel Trant, the Sixteenth, the Royal Dragoons, and a troop of artillery, came suddenly upon a large body of French infantry, which was attacked, when about three hundred of the enemy were killed, wounded, and taken prisoners. A squadron of the SixTeenth, led by Captain Murray, charged the French rear-guard, which had formed square, cut many men down, and took one officer and fiftysix soldiers prisoners. 1811 Having chased the French army over the frontiers of Portugal, the British blockaded Almeida; and the Sixteenth Light Dragoons went into quarters of refreshment, the horses being exhausted by continual marches and skirmishing. Marshal Massena reinforced and re-organized his discomfited army, and advanced to relieve Almeida, when the regiment left its cantonments and once more confronted the enemy in the vicinity of Fuentes d'Onor, where some sharp fighting took place on the 3rd and 5th of May, in which the Sixteenth took part, and the enemy was repulsed and forced to retire back into Spain. The regiment had one horse killed on the 3rd, and on the 5th, Lieutenant Blake, seven rank and file, and four horses killed; Lieutenant ...
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Milton Under Wychwood,
OXFORDSHIRE,
UNITED KINGDOM
$12.64
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Very Good + Tight binding. No chips, tears, creases to pages. Brown coverboards with colour pastedown illustration on front and gilt lettering. Light edgewear to boards. Some rippling of cloth on front board. Presentation plate on front pastedown endpaper. Full colour frontis illustration with tissue guard. Ten other full page, colour illustration and thirty-five line illustrations in the text. Eight pages of ads for other books by publisher at end of book. Size: Sm 8vo (7.5" to 8"). 95 pp.
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