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But though deterred for the time , Mr . Gleig ' s passion had its way in the end ; for
when the work of M . Brialmont , a Belgian officer , appeared to him ( after the
Duke ' s death ) to steer between the ' wild ' criticisms of French , and the ' not less
...
But though deterred for the time , Mr . Gleig ' s passion had its way in the end ; for
when the work of M . Brialmont , a Belgian officer , appeared to him ( after the
Duke ' s death ) to steer between the ' wild ' criticisms of French , and the ' not less
...
Page 5
To prove that he was , as a young officer , “ a shy and awkward lad , in whom the
fair sex in particular saw nothing to admire ... By and by the party broke up , when
the other officers present were taken home by their lady friends , while young ...
To prove that he was , as a young officer , “ a shy and awkward lad , in whom the
fair sex in particular saw nothing to admire ... By and by the party broke up , when
the other officers present were taken home by their lady friends , while young ...
Page 10
Citizen ' Tippoo Sahib , in communication with the French Republicans , was
preparing , with 50,000 men trained by French officers , to attack Madras .
Colonel Wellesley was sent there * The letter containing these sentiments occurs
at vol . i ...
Citizen ' Tippoo Sahib , in communication with the French Republicans , was
preparing , with 50,000 men trained by French officers , to attack Madras .
Colonel Wellesley was sent there * The letter containing these sentiments occurs
at vol . i ...
Page 11
He obtained command of a division on the Mysore frontier on the death of a
senior officer , and the general superintendence remained , ' as Gurwood says , p
. 12 , vol . i . , ' with him , until Feb . 1799 , ' when General Harris arrived to
assume ...
He obtained command of a division on the Mysore frontier on the death of a
senior officer , and the general superintendence remained , ' as Gurwood says , p
. 12 , vol . i . , ' with him , until Feb . 1799 , ' when General Harris arrived to
assume ...
Page 12
In my opinion he is at present awkwardly situated , and he will require all the
powers which can be given him to keep in order the officers who will be in his
army . Your presence will diminish his powers , at the same time that as it is
impossible ...
In my opinion he is at present awkwardly situated , and he will require all the
powers which can be given him to keep in order the officers who will be in his
army . Your presence will diminish his powers , at the same time that as it is
impossible ...
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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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