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Adventures with the Connaught Rangers, from 1809 to 1814

Adventures with the Connaught Rangers, from 1809 to 1814

Grattan, William

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General Military History

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ISBN10: 1150893435
ISBN13: 9781150893438
Publisher: General Books
Pages: 110
Weight: 0.79
Height: 0.54 Width: 9.01 Depth: 5.98
Language: English
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1902. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER XXVII Breaking up of the British Peninsular army at the abdication of Napoleon--Separation of the soldiers' wives--The elopement--Sad story of Thorp, the Drum-Major--Conclusion. After six years of terrible war, the army of the Peninsula at length found a stop put to its victorious career, and the inhabitants of the city of Toulouse were the last who heard a hostile shot fired against their countrymen. From the commencement of this wonderful struggle, in August 1808, to April 1814, more battles had been fought (all of them won) than England could boast of for nearly a century; and the triumphant march of the army of Wellington was uninterrupted by one defeat, until the subjection of their brave opponents was complete, which forbade further hostile advance upon the French territory. It would be a work of supererogation to bring events before the reader which have been so often and so well told. Suffice it to say that upon the news of the abdication of the Emperor Napoleon having reached the headquarters of the Dukes of Dalmatia and Wellington, the armies of the different nations which formed portions of those troops were so arranged as to be ready to return to their respective countries or destinations. Those of Spain returned to Spain, and those of Portugal returned to Portugal. The British THE SORROWS OF PARTING 331 infantry embarked at Bordeaux, some for America, some for England; and the cavalry, marching through France, took shipping at Boulogne. The separation of those troops from each other, after so long an intercourse, and an uninterrupted series of victories, was a trying moment. There were, no doubt, many at least about to return to their native country and to their friends; but they were also about to leave behind them, probably for ever, those...

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