 | 1831 - 652 σελίδες
...Spanish line continued to fire without cessation, although the British were before them ; whereupon Beresford, finding his exhortations to advance fruitless,...and he still kept his heavy columns together. His cavalry, indeed, began to hem in that of the Allies, but the fire of the horse-artillery enabled Lumley,... | |
 | William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1831 - 906 σελίδες
...them ; whereupon Beresford, finding his exhortations to advance fruitless, seized an ensign, and )>ore him and his colours, by main force, to the front ; yet the troops would not follow, and the man went hack again on being released. In this crisis, the weather, which had ruined Colborne's brigade, also... | |
 | Memoirs - 1835 - 460 σελίδες
...confusion, that the Spanish line continued to fire, although the British were before them ; on which, Beresford, finding his exhortations to advance fruitless,...follow, and the man went back again on being released. At this juncture, Sir William Stewart once more advanced : and the weather having cleared, he poured... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1839 - 900 σελίδες
...also directed to charge, and galloped forward, but when within a few yards wheeled round and fled.1 During this first unhappy .effort of the second division,...and he still kept his heavy columns together. His сата!гу, indeed, began to hem in that of the allies, but the iirc of the horse-artillery enabled... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1840 - 740 σελίδες
...Spaniards to advance, and finding his exhortations useless seized an ensign by the M» y .' breast bearing him and his colours by main force to the front, yet the troops would not follow and the coward run back when he was released from the marshal's grasp. In this crisis the weather which had... | |
 | sir William Francis P. Napier - 1840 - 798 σελίδες
...Spaniards to advance, and finding his exhortations useless seized an ensign by the »»y. breast bearing him and his colours by main force to the front, yet the troops would not follow and the coward run back when he was released from the marshal's grasp. In this crisis the weather which had... | |
 | Andrew Redman Bonar - 1845 - 472 σελίδες
...Spanish line continued to fire without cessation, although the British were before them ; whereupon Beresford, finding his exhortations to advance fruitless,...and he still kept his heavy columns together. His cavalry, indeed, began to hem in that of the allies ; but the fire of the horse artillery enabled Lumley,... | |
 | Andrew Redman Bonar - 1850 - 474 σελίδες
...whereupon Beresford, finding his exhortations to advance fruitless, seized an ensign, and horo him ami his colours by main force to the front ; yet the troops would not follow, and the- man went hack again on being released. In this crisis the weatln-r, whloh had ruined Colborno's brigade, aUo... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1851 - 478 σελίδες
...Beresford, finding the main body of the Spaniards would not advance, seized an ensign by the breast and bore him and his colours by main force to the front, yet the troops did not follow, and the coward ran back when released from the marshal's iron grasp. In this crisis... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1852 - 570 σελίδες
...Beresford urged the main body of the Spaniards to advance and in his heat seizing an ensign by the breast bore him and his colours by main force to the front, yet the troops did not follow, and the coward run back when released from the marshal's iron grasp. In this crisis,... | |
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Beresford, finding his exhortations to advance fruitless, seized an ensign and bore him and his colours, by main force, to the front ; yet the troops would not follow, and the man went back again on being released. In this crisis, the weather, which had... 
