| 1808 - 690 páginas
...and obliged the enemy to retire. Coi.tiNcnvoo£>. ff. MS Imperieusf, o/T^/t'flga/, Jid<l 31. My Lord, The Castle of Mongal, an important post, completely...commanding a pass in the road from Barcelona to Gerona, which the French are now besieging, and the only one between those towns occupied liy the enemy, surrendered... | |
| William Cobbett - 1808 - 534 páginas
...not to omit the mention of the gor»d crnducto/'/A<? Spaniards. " The castle of Moiigal," says he, " an " important post /completely commanding " a pass in 'the road ' from Barcelona to •' Gefona, which the French are n<'W be*' sieging, and the only one between those *< towns occupi'... | |
| 1808 - 556 páginas
...COLLINGWOOD. Hit Maitttii's Ship Impericnse, tff Mongiil, 3lst July, 1808-. MT LOUD, The castle of Mnngal, an important post, completely commanding a pass in the road ' from Barcelona to (jerona, which the French are now besieging, and the only one between those towns occupied by til*... | |
| 1809 - 624 páginas
...retire. I am, &c. COLLINGWOOD. His Majesty's ship Imperieuse, off Mongal, MY LORD, 3 1st July, 1808. The Castle of Mongal, an important post, completely...commanding a pass in the road from Barcelona to Gerona, which the French are now besieging, and the only one between those towns occupied by the enemy, surrendered... | |
| John William Norie - 1827 - 632 páginas
...men, off Corsica. Her boats, booms, and anchors, were thrown overboard during the chase. July 31. — The castle of Mongal, an important post, completely commanding a pass in the road from Barcelona to Genoa, which the French were then besieging, and the only one between those towns occupied by the enemy,... | |
| William James - 1837 - 436 páginas
...to blazon his own feats to the world. On the 31st of July the Imperieuse silenced, and Lor4 Cochrane landed with his marines, under Lieutenant James Rivers...and gave up to the Spanish militia the arms of the 7 1 prisoners made on the occasion. In the latter part of September, cruising off the coast of Languedoc,... | |
| Paul Harris Nicolas - 1845 - 408 páginas
...frigate Imperieuse, and took possession of the castle of Mongal, an important post, commanding a pass on the road from Barcelona to Gerona, then besieged by the French, and the only position held by the enemy between these towns. Having destroyed the castle, and with the ruins rendered... | |
| William James - 2003 - 464 páginas
...to blazon his own feats to the world. On the 31st of July the lmperieuse silenced, and Lord Cochrane landed with his marines, under Lieutenant James Rivers...the arms of the 71 prisoners made on the occasion. ln the latter part of September, cruising off the coast of Languedoc, Lord Cochrane landed with a portion... | |
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