Category: History - British
Summary survey of Europe--Aristocracy of France--France previous to the Revolution--Revolutionary Symptoms--The Great Powers, 1792-6--William Pitt--Execution of Louis XVI.--The Allies against France--Siege of Toulon--Invasion of Holland--Napoleon--His early youth--Thirteenth V...
Summary survey of Europe--Aristocracy of France--France previous to the Revolution--Revolutionary Symptoms--The Great Powers, 1792-6--William Pitt--Execution of Louis XVI.--The...
18. CHAPTER II.Origin of the War in the Peninsula--Siege of Saragossa--Murderous Character of the War--Success of the French in Portugal--Battle of Rolica--Battle of Vimiero--Convention of Cin...
21. CHAPTER V.Badajos--Its Capture by the French--Attempts to retake it by the English--Wellington invests it in Person--Assault upon Fort Christoval--Storming of the Town--Terrific Conflict-...
20. CHAPTER IV.The Author, with his Regiment, leaves Gibraltar, for Tarifa --Dissensions between the Spanish and English Officers--Battle of Barossa--Retreat of the French--Suffering of the Pu...
22. CHAPTER VI.Brief Summary of Events for Four Years preceding the Battle of Waterloo--Author’s Narrative resumed at that Period--Preparation of Troops for the Battle--Skirmishing preceding i...
23. CHAPTER VII.In the former half of the sixth century, Justinian was Emperor of the East. His empire nearly corresponded in geographical extent with the country which we now call Turkey in Eu...
30. CHAPTER XIV.Bay of Balaklava--Landing of the Siege Guns--Russian Guns --Sebastopol--Its Appearance--Military Harbor--Fortifications --Vessels of War--The Country around Sebastopol--Allies o...
19. CHAPTER III.Joseph Bonaparte again King of Spain--His Difficulties with Soult --Second Siege of Saragossa--Another English Army, under Sir Arthur Wellesley, lands at Lisbon--Battle of Talav...
29. CHAPTER XIII.The Crimea--The Fleet--Appearance in the Bay of Baltjik--Sail from Varna--Land at Eupatoria--March Inland--Battle of the Alma--Lord Raglan--Appearance of the Troops--Distance fr...
31. CHAPTER XV.Lord Raglan--His Life--Battle of Inkerman--Morning of Battle --Sons of Emperor Nicholas--The Attack--Troops Engaged--Fierce Encounters--Sir George Cathcart--His Death--Russian C...
26. CHAPTER X.The valleys of the Caucasus afford abundance of detached rocks and overhanging cliffs, bathed by the foaming mountain torrents. On these or other almost inaccessible spots, are...
25. CHAPTER IX.The life of Omer Pacha is connected with perhaps the most important period in the history of Turkey--an epoch of transition from the old state of things to the new.
32. CHAPTER XVI.Siege of Sebastopol continues--Sardinia joins the Western Alliance --Battle of Eupatoria--Sudden death of Emperor Nicholas--His love and pride for his Army--His last Words--Alex...
28. CHAPTER XII.The Five Articles of the Treaty--War on the Danube--General Luders--The Pestilence--Decree of the Czar--Governor of Moscow --Loss of the Frigate Tiger--Captain Gifford--Black Se...
27. CHAPTER XI.We have alluded to the affair of Sinope, but not in terms sufficiently strong to stigmatize its atrocity. The fleet under the command of Osman Pasha was not cruizing in the Blac...
24. CHAPTER VIII.On the 28th of February, 1853, the Russian ambassador Prince Menschikoff arrived at Constantinople, an event celebrated with more than eastern pomp, for he was escorted from the...
1. CHAPTER I.Summary survey of Europe--Aristocracy of France--France previous to the Revolution--Revolutionary Symptoms--The Great Powers, 1792-6--William Pitt--Execution of Louis XVI.--The...
2. CHAPTER II.Origin of the War in the Peninsula--Siege of Saragossa--Murderous Character of the War--Success of the French in Portugal--Battle of Rolica--Battle of Vimiero--Convention of Cin...
4. CHAPTER IV.The Author, with his Regiment, leaves Gibraltar, for Tarifa --Dissensions between the Spanish and English Officers--Battle of Barossa--Retreat of the French--Suffering of the Pu...
6. CHAPTER VI.Brief Summary of Events for Four Years preceding the Battle of Waterloo--Author’s Narrative resumed at that Period--Preparation of Troops for the Battle--Skirmishing preceding i...
3. CHAPTER III.Joseph Bonaparte again King of Spain--His Difficulties with Soult --Second Siege of Saragossa--Another English Army, under Sir Arthur Wellesley, lands at Lisbon--Battle of Talav...
14. CHAPTER XIV.Bay of Balaklava--Landing of the Siege guns--Russian guns --Sebastopol--Its appearance--Military harbor--Fortifications --Vessels of war--The country around Sebastopol--Allies o...
15. CHAPTER XV.Lord Raglan--His life--Battle of Inkerman--Morning of battle --Sons of Emperor Nicholas--The attack--Troops engaged--Fierce encounters--Sir George Cathcart--His death--Russian c...
16. CHAPTER XVI.Siege of Sebastopol continues--Sardinia joins the Western Alliance --Battle of Eupatoria--Sudden death of Emperor Nicholas--His love and pride for his Army--His last Words--Alex...
13. CHAPTER XIII.The Crimea--The Fleet--Appearance in the Bay of Baltjik--Sail from Varna--Land at Eupatoria--March inland--Battle of the Alma --Lord Raglan--Appearance of the Troops--Distance f...
12. CHAPTER XII.The Five Articles of the Treaty--War on the Danube--General Luders--The Pestilence--Decree of the Czar--Governor of Moscow --Loss of the frigate Tiger--Captain Gifford--Black Se...
5. CHAPTER V.Badajos--Its Capture by the French--Attempts to retake it by the English--Wellington invests it in Person--Assault upon Fort Christoval--Storming of the Town--Terrific Conflict-...
7. CHAPTER VII.10. CHAPTER X.9. CHAPTER IX.11. CHAPTER XI.8. CHAPTER VIII.