 | Thomas H. Palmer - 1816 - 518 σελίδες
...now full of troops crowding on all sides in upon Plattsburg. The field-pieces were therefore ordered to retire across the bridge, and form a battery, for...under cover of the works. The enemy's light troops then took possession of the houses near the bridge, and kept up a constant firing from the windows... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - 1816 - 516 σελίδες
...now full of troops crowding on all sides in upon Plattsburg. The field-pieces were therefore ordered to retire across the bridge, and form a battery, for...alternately, keeping up a brisk fire until they got under.cover of the works. The enemy's light troops then took possession of the houses near the bridge,... | |
 | Barent Gardenier - 1814 - 442 σελίδες
...us on all sides, I ordered the field pieces to retire across the bridge and Ibrm a battery for itn protection, and to cover the retreat of the infantry, which was accordingly done, and the parties of /ippling and Wool, as well as that of Sprout, retired alternately, keeping up a brisk fire until they... | |
 | C. H. Gifford - 1817 - 904 σελίδες
...Finding that every road was full ol troops, crowding on us on all sides, I ordered the field-pieces to retire across; the bridge and form a battery for...cover of the works. The enemy's light troops occupied the houses near the bridge, and kept up a constant firing from the windows and balconies, and annoyed... | |
 | William James - 1818 - 616 σελίδες
...Finding that every road was full of troops, crowding on us on all sides, I ordered the field-pieces to retire across the bridge, and form a battery for...the parties of Appling and Wool, as well as that of Sprout* retired, alternately keeping up a brisk fire until they got under cover of the works. The enemy's... | |
 | John Brannan - 1823 - 522 σελίδες
...aid-de-camp, lieutenant Root, to bring off the detachment at Dead Creek, and to inform lieutenant colonel Appling that I wished him to fall on the enemy's right...infantry, which was accordingly done, and the parties ofJippling and Wool, as well as that of Sprout, retired alternately, keeping up a brisk fire until... | |
 | John Brannan - 1823 - 522 σελίδες
...aid-de-camp, lieutenant Root, to bring off the detachment at Dead Creek, and to inform lieutenant colonel Appling that I wished him to fall on the enemy's right...infantry, which was accordingly done, and the parties ofJlppling and Wool, as well as that of Sprout, retired alternately, keeping up a brisk fire until... | |
 | John Brannan - 1823 - 510 σελίδες
...riflemen at rest, and continued to annoy the column until he formed a junction with major Wool. Th« field pieces did considerable execution among the...infantry, which was accordingly done, and the parties ofrfppling and Wool, as well as that of Sproul, retired alternately, keeping up a brisk fire until... | |
 | John Brannan - 1823 - 520 σελίδες
...enemy's columns. So undaunted, however, was the enemy, that he never deployed in his whole inarch, always pressing on in column. Finding that every road...infantry, which was accordingly done, and the parties of Jlppling &nd Wool, as well as that of Sprout, retired alternately, keeping up a brisk fire until they... | |
 | 1828 - 486 σελίδες
...annoy the column until he formed a junction with Major Wool. The field pieces THE AMERICAN NAVY. 379 did considerable execution among the enemy's columns....infantry, which was accordingly done, and the parties of Applingand Wool, as well ai that of Sproul, retired alternately, keeping up a brisk fire, until they... | |
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Appling and Wool, as well as that of Sproul, retired alternately, keeping up a brisk fire until they got under cover of the works. The enemy's light troops occupied the houses near the bridge, and kept up a constant firing from the windows and balconies,... 
