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could not be supplied at once. Even the
general’s first movements, which were to have
been made in the night of the 1.5th,, . were
obliged to be delayed, the boats not having
taken, in a sufficiency, of provisions:. I.
; On the. evening of the day following', about
WOO men, having assembled in the inunda*
tion, they sailed in the boats towards the in*
tended points of operation.
On the same evening, also, for the purpose
of gaining the ground necessary for a siege,
and to make a diversion in favour of General
•»
Coote, General Craddock was ordered to
Cause the OOih, 92d, and 3.0th, to be in
readiness by day-break in the morning, while
a corps of light troops were ordered to act
under General Moore on the right.
column of the British had .orders
I
French line
* j 1n w b k
The left column of the Brutish had orders
-A- __ '
, to storm the Green-Hill on the right of the
; tho,se of the right were to oc-
NolfibHi 11 about a ^quarter of a mile
in advance of .the French left. Reconnoitering
was said to be the principal purpose of these
movements. >
$
V
These orders* being punctually obeyed as tz>
and finding very Little, opposition, the.
troops took possession of th^se-posts, which
proved ©pen works,5 the artillery’having heeti
rem overt.
troops took possession of tl
General Moore on ■ the left occupied the
Nole-Hill with a very trifling resistance,
though the French were oh tiie»«7erhe du*
ring °t)he .whole night, had had kept up a
cannonade from idiebBharos agai list some
m 3"
could not be supplied at once. Even the
general’s first movements, which were to have
been made in the night of the 1.5th,, . were
obliged to be delayed, the boats not having
taken, in a sufficiency, of provisions:. I.
; On the. evening of the day following', about
WOO men, having assembled in the inunda*
tion, they sailed in the boats towards the in*
tended points of operation.
On the same evening, also, for the purpose
of gaining the ground necessary for a siege,
and to make a diversion in favour of General
•»
Coote, General Craddock was ordered to
Cause the OOih, 92d, and 3.0th, to be in
readiness by day-break in the morning, while
a corps of light troops were ordered to act
under General Moore on the right.
column of the British had .orders
I
French line
* j 1n w b k
The left column of the Brutish had orders
-A- __ '
, to storm the Green-Hill on the right of the
; tho,se of the right were to oc-
NolfibHi 11 about a ^quarter of a mile
in advance of .the French left. Reconnoitering
was said to be the principal purpose of these
movements. >
$
V
These orders* being punctually obeyed as tz>
and finding very Little, opposition, the.
troops took possession of th^se-posts, which
proved ©pen works,5 the artillery’having heeti
rem overt.
troops took possession of tl
General Moore on ■ the left occupied the
Nole-Hill with a very trifling resistance,
though the French were oh tiie»«7erhe du*
ring °t)he .whole night, had had kept up a
cannonade from idiebBharos agai list some
m 3"