Passages in the early military life of general sir George T. Napier, written by himself, ed. by his son, W.C.E. Napier |
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... English history , being an old and long tried friend of my father and mother , gave me a cornetcy of Dragoons on January 1 , 1800 , I being then fifteen years and a half old ; and no boy of that age , or any age , I will venture to say ...
... English history , being an old and long tried friend of my father and mother , gave me a cornetcy of Dragoons on January 1 , 1800 , I being then fifteen years and a half old ; and no boy of that age , or any age , I will venture to say ...
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... English nation and the Ministry of the time ( Mr. Pitt at its head ) in a continual dread . The whole male population of England was armed at least , all those who were capable of using arms and organised in corps of cavalry and ...
... English nation and the Ministry of the time ( Mr. Pitt at its head ) in a continual dread . The whole male population of England was armed at least , all those who were capable of using arms and organised in corps of cavalry and ...
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... English soldiers from going into the town asked me in English ( for he could speak it a little ) to give him some brandy , which I very foolishly did , and he got intoxicated ; and having given some also to several of his men , the ...
... English soldiers from going into the town asked me in English ( for he could speak it a little ) to give him some brandy , which I very foolishly did , and he got intoxicated ; and having given some also to several of his men , the ...
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... English general ; but as to making myself or any of my people prisoners , that he should not do as long as I had command of them , and I immediately drew them up ready to fire upon him if he pre- sumed to attempt any violence . He was ...
... English general ; but as to making myself or any of my people prisoners , that he should not do as long as I had command of them , and I immediately drew them up ready to fire upon him if he pre- sumed to attempt any violence . He was ...
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... the French officers that the English com- mander - in - chief was killed . He had seen his friend Major Stanhope shot by his side , and he was CH . II . MAJOR NAPIER A PRISONER . 79 78 CH . II . GENERAL SIR GEORGE T. NAPIER .
... the French officers that the English com- mander - in - chief was killed . He had seen his friend Major Stanhope shot by his side , and he was CH . II . MAJOR NAPIER A PRISONER . 79 78 CH . II . GENERAL SIR GEORGE T. NAPIER .
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