Download or read book WITH MOORE AT CORUNNA written by G. A. HENTY and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book With Moore at Corunna written by George Alfred Henty and published by . This book was released on 1898 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book With Moore at Corunna written by G. A. Henty and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-05-18 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "What am I to do with you, Terence? It bothers me entirely; there is not a soul who will take you, and if anyone would do so, you would wear out his patience before a week's end; there is not a dog in the regiment that does not put his tail between his legs and run for his bare life if he sees you; and as for the colonel, he told me only the other day that he had so many complaints against you, that he was fairly worn out with them." "That was only his way, father; the colonel likes a joke as well as any of them." "Yes, when it is not played on himself; but you haven't even the sense to respect persons, and it is well for you that he could not prove that it was you who fastened the sparrow to the plume of feathers on his shako the other day, and no one noticed it till the little baste began to flutter just as he came on to parade, and nigh choked us all with trying to hold in our laughter, while the colonel was nearly suffocated with passion. It was lucky you were able to prove that you had gone off at daylight fishing, and that no one had seen you anywhere near his quarters. By my faith, if he could have proved it was you he would have had you turned out of the barrack gate, and word given to the sentries that you were not to be allowed to pass in again." "I could have got over the wall, father," the boy said, calmly; "but mind, I never said that it was I who fastened the sparrow in his shako." "Because I never asked you, Terence; but it does not need the asking. What I am to do with you I don't know. Your Uncle Tim would not take you if I were to go down upon my knees to him. You were always in his bad books, and you finished it when you fired off that blunderbuss in his garden as he was passing along in the twilight, and yelled out 'Death to the Protestants!'" The boy burst into a fit of laughter. "How could I tell that he was going to fall flat upon the ground and shout a million murders, when I fired straight into the air?" "Well, you did for yourself there, Terence. Not that the old man would ever have taken to you, for he never forgave my marriage with his niece; still, he might have left you some money some day, seeing that there is no one nearer to him, and it would have come in mighty useful, for you are not likely to get much from me. But we are no nearer the point yet.
Download or read book With Moore at Corunna microform written by G. A. Henty and published by London : Blackie & Son ; Toronto : Copp, Clark, [191-?]. This book was released on 1919 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book With Moore at Corunna written by G. A. Henty and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-04-24 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "With Moore at Corunna" from George Alfred Henty. Prolific English novelist and special correspondent (1832-1902).
Download or read book With Moore At Corunna written by Henty G a and published by Double 9 Books. This book was released on 2023-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With Moore at Corunna' is a historical fiction novel written by G. A. Henty. Set against the backdrop of the Peninsular War (1808-1814), the book follows the adventures of a young British officer named Terence O'Connor. As the war rages on, Terence finds himself serving under General Sir John Moore, a brilliant but ill-fated commander. The story takes readers through the intense battles, grueling marches, and personal struggles faced by the soldiers on the front lines. Terence's journey is marked by acts of bravery, loyalty, and camaraderie as he fights alongside his fellow soldiers against the French forces led by Napoleon Bonaparte. The story not only showcases the military tactics and strategies employed during the war but also explores the impact of war on individuals and the sacrifices they make for their country. The novel is a thrilling tale of courage and resilience, capturing the essence of the Peninsular War and providing a captivating read for history enthusiasts and fans of adventure fiction alike.
Download or read book With Moore at Corunna written by G a Henty and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-30 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete and unabridged paperback edition. First published in 1898.
Download or read book With Moore at Corunna written by George Alfred Henty and published by . This book was released on 1897 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book With Moore at Corunna Classic Reprint written by G. A. Henty and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-13 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from With Moore at Corunna Still, in spite of this, British genius and valour triumphed over all difficulties, and Wellesley delivered Lisbon and compelled the French army to surrender. Then again, Moore, by his marvellous march, checked the course of victory of Napoleon and saved Spain for a time. Cradock organized an army, and Wellesley hurled back Soult's invasion of the north, and drove his army, a dispirited and worn-out mass of fugitives, across the frontier, and in less than a year from the commencement of the campaign carried the war into Spain. So far I have endeavoured to sketch the course of these events in the present volume. But the whole course of the Peninsular War was far too long to be condensed in a single book, except in the form of history pure and simple; therefore, I have been obliged to divide it into two volumes; and I propose next year to follow up the adventures of my present hero, who had the good fortune, with Trant, Wilson, and other British officers, to attain the command of a body of native irregulars, acting in connection with the movements of the British army. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book With Moore at Corunna written by G. A. Henty and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-11-16 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The Life of Sir John Moore written by Roger Day and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2008-10-30 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir John Moore organized and trained the British light infantry during the Napoleonic wars, and thus is regarded as the father of all subseqent British special warfare units. This biography is the first to draw on papers in the archives of the Dukes of Hamilton and Argyll which shed new light on Moore's upbringing and the shaping of his revolutionary approach to the art and science of warfare.
Download or read book With Moore at Corunna Illustrated by Paget Walter written by George Alfred Henty and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2018-11-18 with total page 444 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: George Alfred Henty (8 December 1832 - 16 November 1902) was a prolific English novelist and war correspondent. He is best known for his historical adventure stories that were popular in the late 19th century. His works include The Dragon & The Raven (1886), For The Temple (1888), Under Drake's Flag (1883) and In Freedom's Cause (1885). G. A. Henty was born in Trumpington, near Cambridge. He was a sickly child who had to spend long periods in bed. During his frequent illnesses he became an avid reader and developed a wide range of interests which he carried into adulthood. He attended Westminster School, London, and later Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he was a keen sportsman. He left the university early without completing his degree to volunteer for the Army Hospital Commissariat when the Crimean War beg
Download or read book Corunna 1809 written by Philip Haythornthwaite and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-02-20 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The retreat to Corunna is one of the epic campaigns of the Napoleonic Wars. Late in 1808 Sir John Moore found himself virtually alone with his small British army deep inside Spain. The armies of his Spanish allies had been overwhelmed and he faced a victorious French force under the Emperor Napoleon. He had little option but to order a retreat to the port of Corunna. This became the most arduous of trials with armies traversing mountainous terrain over appalling roads in the depths of winter. Somehow Moore held his outnumbered, exhausted men together as they struggled to reach safety. Finally at Corunna Moore's army turned to face its tormentors.
Download or read book Moore of Corunna written by Roger Parkinson and published by Grafton Books. This book was released on 1976 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of all British generals who claim the admiration of future generations, Sir John Moore perhaps most truly embodies the ideal of the perfect leader. His courage, tactical brilliance, decisiveness, incorruptibility, and gift for firing the spirits of his men in battle were combined with a conscientious regard for the authority of his government at home -- even when its dictates were at odds with his own sense of military realities. Roger Parkinson portrays, with a vitality that matches his subject, Moore's extraordinary career: from the first taste of action against the rebel in America to his early personal triumphs against the French in Corsica, Holland and Egypt. Then came the clouds of controversy; Moore's involvement in uneasy and dangerous relationships with local authorities in Corsica, Sicily and Sweden brought criticism as well as fame, and foreshadowed the tragic role he would play in the Peninsular War. The desperate retreat to Corunna and the last heroic stand against Napoleon's armies are movingly and dramatically told. Dominating the tumult of events and intrigues is the character of a man in whom 'exertions amongst dangers and difficulties is preferred to idleness', whose private feelings were subordinated to loyalty to his country and the passionate love of his profession; a restrained eighteenth century gentleman who gave a captured French commander his own sword to make him feel more comfortable, and who continued to ask as the last life ebbed from his body, 'Are the French beaten?' -- Dust jacket.
