[The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2) by John Holland Rose]@TWC D-Link bookThe Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2) CHAPTER III 15/21
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Promontory of L'Eguillette.
1 and 2. Batteries.3.Battery "Hommes sans Peur." The black and shaded rectangles are the Republican and Allied positions respectively.] Carteaux having been superseded by Doppet, more energy was thrown into the operations.
Yet for him Buonaparte had scarcely more respect. On November 15th an affair of outposts near Fort Mulgrave showed his weakness.
The soldiers on both sides eagerly took up the affray; line after line of the French rushed up towards that frowning redoubt: O'Hara, the leader of the allied troops, encouraged the British in a sortie that drove back the blue-coats; whereupon Buonaparte headed the rallying rush to the gorge of the redoubt, when Doppet sounded the retreat.
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