A Series of Letters Volume 2; Of the First Earl of Malmesbury, His Family and Friends, from 1745 to 1820 download book

A Series of Letters Volume 2; Of the First Earl of Malmesbury, His Family and Friends, from 1745 to 1820 by James Harris Malmesbury

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Author: James Harris Malmesbury
Number of Pages: 144 pages
Published Date: 01 May 2012
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com
Publication Country: Miami Fl, United States
Language: English
Type: Pdf
ISBN: 9781231215937
File Name: A.Series.of.Letters.Volume.2;.Of.the.First.Earl.of.Malmesbury,.His.Family.and.Friends,.from.1745.to.1820.pdf
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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. 1870 Excerpt: ... divisions were to have the honour of the siege, and the 1st, 2nd, 6th, and 7th divisions, with Colonel Hamilton's Portuguese, were to form the covering army. On the 20th we got to Zafra, which is an excellent town, the Spaniards were uncommonly civil, and the women extremely pretty, infinitely more so than the Portuguese. The French had fortified a convent on one side of the town very beautifully, and used to retire into it every night, giving a very good proof of their opinion of the inhabitants. On the 25th we started from Fuente del Maestro, (which is a very good town, and where we stayed three days) to endeavour to cut off a French corps of about 2,000 men at Llerena, nine leagues distant. We arrived at Bienvenida, which is eight miles from Llerena about midnight, at which time we knew the enemy had received no information of our advance. Our force amounted to upwards of 10,000 infantry, 2,000 cavalry, two troops of horse artillery, and eighteen pieces of foot artillery. The infantry were formed into three columns, the cavalry on the flank. We were ordered to load and then moved on parallel, and close to each other! The consequence was that falling in with a small advanced picket of the enemy, the head of our columns commenced firing, and the enemy being alarmed, marched off in quick time. Had the most common and evident precautions been taken to cut off their retreat, the whole must have fallen into our hands. Llerena is a fine old town, and the cathedral a very remarkable one. The country between Fuente del Maestro, and this place well cultivated. I saw numbers of bustards, and hares in profusion, several of which were caught by our men. On April 5, after some most fatiguing marches, we arrived at our position near Albuera. The ground appeared strong...

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