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... served for many years in India in almost all capacities , civil and military , and was especially useful to the settlement of Bundelcund , the governor general declaring that the British authority there " was alone preserved by his ...
... served for many years in India in almost all capacities , civil and military , and was especially useful to the settlement of Bundelcund , the governor general declaring that the British authority there " was alone preserved by his ...
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... served in various ranks , till in 1854 he was ap- pointed to the command of one of the brigades in the Crimea , and was chief of the staff under General Simpson previous to the appointment of General Windham . He afterwards had the ...
... served in various ranks , till in 1854 he was ap- pointed to the command of one of the brigades in the Crimea , and was chief of the staff under General Simpson previous to the appointment of General Windham . He afterwards had the ...
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... served with distinction in the Peninsular war , at the close of which he was named staff surgeon of the district of Braganza , and remained in Portugal till 1820 , when he returned to England . He devoted himself for several years to ...
... served with distinction in the Peninsular war , at the close of which he was named staff surgeon of the district of Braganza , and remained in Portugal till 1820 , when he returned to England . He devoted himself for several years to ...
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... served in the West Indies ; and in the Leviathan joined Nelson in the pursuit of the combined French and Spanish fleets , and was fortunate enough to be present in the memorable battle of Trafalgar , on the 21st of October , 1805. In ...
... served in the West Indies ; and in the Leviathan joined Nelson in the pursuit of the combined French and Spanish fleets , and was fortunate enough to be present in the memorable battle of Trafalgar , on the 21st of October , 1805. In ...
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... served throughout the whole of the Peninsular war , from 1808 to 1814 , during which he was wounded at Talavera , and led the forlorn hope at the storming of Badajoz . He was , in 1814 , made a lieutenant colonel , and served in the ...
... served throughout the whole of the Peninsular war , from 1808 to 1814 , during which he was wounded at Talavera , and led the forlorn hope at the storming of Badajoz . He was , in 1814 , made a lieutenant colonel , and served in the ...
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Sida 194 - Journal of a Voyage to the Northern Whale Fishery; including researches and discoveries on the Eastern Coast of West Greenland, made in the Summer of 1822, in the ship Baffin, of Liverpool.
Sida 135 - A General Dictionary of Geography, Descriptive, Physical, Statistical, and Historical ; forming a complete Gazetteer of the World. By A. KEITH JOHNSTON, FRSE 8vo. 31s. 6d. M'Culloch's Dictionary, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical, of the various Countries, Places, and principal Natural Objects in the World.
Sida 201 - Buccleugh-place, the elevated residence of the then Mr. Jeffrey. I proposed that we should set up a Review ; this was acceded to with acclamation. I was appointed Editor, and remained long enough in Edinburgh to edit the first number of the Edinburgh Review. The motto I proposed for the Review was, " Tenui musam meditamur avena." " We cultivate literature upon a little oatmeal.
Sida 228 - HISTORICAL VIEW OF THE PROGRESS OF DISCOVERY ON THE MORE NORTHERN COASTS OF NORTH AMERICA.
Sida 46 - I have begun several times many things, and I have often succeeded at last. I shall sit down now ; but the time will come when you will hear me.
Sida 116 - Specimens of English Dramatic Poets who lived about the time of Shakspeare...
Sida 32 - An Account of the Abipones, an Equestrian People of Paraguay From the Latin of Martin Dobrizhoffer, eighteen years a Missionary in that country.
Sida 160 - France he devoted himself to the study of the law, and was called to the bar in 1825. As a lawyer he was almost entirely employed in peerage cases before the House of Lords. He compiled a History of the Battle of Agincourt, a Life of Chaucer, The Dispatches and Letters of Lord Nelson, History of the British Navy, and other equally important works.
Sida 138 - the most powerful, the most constant, and the most generous of his enemies.
Sida 32 - Gentleman,' 8vo, London, first and second editions, 1857. On the 6th of June, 1860, he was called to the bar...