Annual Register, 83. köideEdmund Burke Longmans, Green, 1842 |
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Page 273
... guns , the progress of which was much impeded by the numerous water - courses that intersected the road . " The 2nd cavalry had preceded the column about a mile , when a body of the enemy's horse , about 200 in number , supposed to be ...
... guns , the progress of which was much impeded by the numerous water - courses that intersected the road . " The 2nd cavalry had preceded the column about a mile , when a body of the enemy's horse , about 200 in number , supposed to be ...
Page 280
... guns and fled across the rafts on which the British colours were hoisted , at noon the Kwang - chow- Foo or Prefect , accompanied by the Hong merchants , came down , and admitted that Keshen having been degraded , and the newly ...
... guns and fled across the rafts on which the British colours were hoisted , at noon the Kwang - chow- Foo or Prefect , accompanied by the Hong merchants , came down , and admitted that Keshen having been degraded , and the newly ...
Page 281
... guns , a well - directed fire was kept up on the two western forts , which had much annoyed us by a heavy fire . I now made the disposition for attack en echellon of columns from the left , and directed the 49th regiment o carry a hill ...
... guns , a well - directed fire was kept up on the two western forts , which had much annoyed us by a heavy fire . I now made the disposition for attack en echellon of columns from the left , and directed the 49th regiment o carry a hill ...
Page 282
... guns and rockets . " During the whole of the ad- vance my right had been threat- ened by a large body of the enemy , which debouched from the western suburbs ; and just as I was about to commence the attack , a report was made that ...
... guns and rockets . " During the whole of the ad- vance my right had been threat- ened by a large body of the enemy , which debouched from the western suburbs ; and just as I was about to commence the attack , a report was made that ...
Page 283
... guns and ammunition , without exposing my men to fire . " The attack , however , was not renewed , but various parleys took place between the Chinese au- thorities and Captain Elliot , who at last wrote to Sir H. Gough , requesting him ...
... guns and ammunition , without exposing my men to fire . " The attack , however , was not renewed , but various parleys took place between the Chinese au- thorities and Captain Elliot , who at last wrote to Sir H. Gough , requesting him ...
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