 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1846 - 636 σελίδες
...shrinking, and that the town was won at last, let any man consider this and he must admit that a British army bears with it an awful power. And false would...side. Yet who shall do justice to the bravery of the British soldiers ? the noble emulation of the officers ? Who shall measure out the glory of Ridge,... | |
 | Memoirs - 1835 - 460 σελίδες
...physical or moral excellence. And it would be unjust to withhold the meed of praise from the French : the garrison stood and fought manfully and with good discipline, behaving worthily. Some of the instances of personal valour on each side were wondrous. A soldier of the 95th, in his... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1839 - 890 σελίδες
...shrinking, and that the town was won at last, let any man consider this and he must admit (hat a British army bears with it an awful power. And false would it be to say that the French were feeble men, for Hü1 garrison stood and fought manfully and with good discipline behaving worthily. Shame there was... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1839 - 900 σελίδες
...shrinking, and that the town was won at last, let any man consider this and he must admit that a British army bears with it an awful power. And false would it be to say that the French were feeble men, lor the garrison stood and fought manfully and with good discipline behaving worthily. Shame there... | |
 | Andrew Redman Bonar - 1845 - 472 σελίδες
...shrinking, and that the town was won at last, let any man consider this, and he must admit that a British army bears with it an awful power. And false would...stood and fought manfully, and with good discipline. Shame there was none on any side. Yet who shall do justice to the bravery of the soldiers ? The nobie... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1867 - 534 σελίδες
...shrinking and the town was won at last. Let these things be considered and it must be admitted a British army bears with it an awful power. And false would it be to say the French were feeble men, the garrison stood and fought manfully and with good discipline, behaving... | |
 | Andrew Redman Bonar - 1850 - 474 σελίδες
...that the French were feeble men, for the garrison stood and fought manfully, and with good discipline. Shame there was none on any side. Yet who shall do...the soldiers ? The noble emulation of the officers ***** When the extent of the night's havoc was rcade known to Wellington, the firmness of his nature... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1852 - 570 σελίδες
...shrinking and the town was won at last: these things considered it must be admitted that a British army bears with it an awful power. And false would it be to say the French were feeble men, the garrison stood and fought manfully and with good discipline, behaving... | |
 | James Grant - 1873 - 598 σελίδες
...and. that the town was won at last — these things considered, it must be admitted that a British army bears with it an awful power ! And false would it be to say that the French were feeble men; the garrison fought manfully and with good discipline, behaving worthily. Shame there was none, on... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - 1876 - 870 σελίδες
...British army bears with it an awful power. And false would it be to say the French were feeble men ; than that Is a curse in a dead man's eye ! Seven days,...The moving moon went up the sky, And nowhere did a British soldiers ? the noble emulation of the officers? Who shall measure out the glory of Ridge, of... | |
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... shot, some by water, that some were crushed and mangled by heavy weights, some trampled upon, some dashed to atoms by the fiery explosions ; that for hours this destruction was endured without shrinking, and... 
