The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 |
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Page 33
... officers and soldiers of the army , I must shape my course in such a manner as to avoid the imputation of preferring lucrative civil employment to active service in the field . ' He also wrote to the Duke of Richmond ( the Lord ...
... officers and soldiers of the army , I must shape my course in such a manner as to avoid the imputation of preferring lucrative civil employment to active service in the field . ' He also wrote to the Duke of Richmond ( the Lord ...
Page 34
... officer who , after seeing service in India , was mainly known for his able conduct at Copenhagen . But he was not now to remain long in peaceful employment . The project which had been entertained of conquering Spanish America in ...
... officer who , after seeing service in India , was mainly known for his able conduct at Copenhagen . But he was not now to remain long in peaceful employment . The project which had been entertained of conquering Spanish America in ...
Page 36
... officers who were his seniors . He wrote accordingly to Lord Castlereagh to say- ' Whether I am to command the army or not , or even to quit it , I shall do my best to insure success , and you may depend upon it that I shall not hurry ...
... officers who were his seniors . He wrote accordingly to Lord Castlereagh to say- ' Whether I am to command the army or not , or even to quit it , I shall do my best to insure success , and you may depend upon it that I shall not hurry ...
Page 38
... officers who were by no means so delicate towards him , proved his own case . The Court listened with partial ears to the statements of Sir Hugh and Sir Harry ; and the final issue was a declaration that nobody was to blame ; that all ...
... officers who were by no means so delicate towards him , proved his own case . The Court listened with partial ears to the statements of Sir Hugh and Sir Harry ; and the final issue was a declaration that nobody was to blame ; that all ...
Page 44
... officer in whose charge they were , himself a concealed Protestant , and full of sympathy for his prisoners , reported to them this answer : - ' I give you no advice , ' he said , as to what you ought to do , your own faith and ...
... officer in whose charge they were , himself a concealed Protestant , and full of sympathy for his prisoners , reported to them this answer : - ' I give you no advice , ' he said , as to what you ought to do , your own faith and ...
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