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... gained , and his men deserted their posts , he slowly and reluctantly retired . Complaining of pain in his leg , where he had formerly received a wound , he rode towards the gate of the inner fort , followed by his palan- quin , and a ...
... gained , and his men deserted their posts , he slowly and reluctantly retired . Complaining of pain in his leg , where he had formerly received a wound , he rode towards the gate of the inner fort , followed by his palan- quin , and a ...
Σελίδα 25
... gained a complete victory yesterday , in the action with Dhoondiah's army , in which he was killed . His body was recognised , and was brought into the camp , on a gun at- tached to the 19th dragoons . After I had crossed the Mal ...
... gained a complete victory yesterday , in the action with Dhoondiah's army , in which he was killed . His body was recognised , and was brought into the camp , on a gun at- tached to the 19th dragoons . After I had crossed the Mal ...
Σελίδα 39
... gained ; and , in the heat and ar- dour of victory , forgot the practice common among the native warriors , of feigning death , in the hope of escaping it . No sooner did the victorious Bri- tish pass , than starting up , they turned ...
... gained ; and , in the heat and ar- dour of victory , forgot the practice common among the native warriors , of feigning death , in the hope of escaping it . No sooner did the victorious Bri- tish pass , than starting up , they turned ...
Σελίδα 40
... gained under so many disadvantages . Superior arms and discipline have often prevailed against as great a numerical difference ; but it would be describing the least part of this day's glory , to say , that the number of the enemy was ...
... gained under so many disadvantages . Superior arms and discipline have often prevailed against as great a numerical difference ; but it would be describing the least part of this day's glory , to say , that the number of the enemy was ...
Σελίδα 49
... gained . On his return , Sir Arthur was appointed to the command of a home district ; and upon the death of Marquis Cornwallis , was made Colonel of the 33rd Regiment , in which he had served for thirteen years as Lieutenant Colonel ...
... gained . On his return , Sir Arthur was appointed to the command of a home district ; and upon the death of Marquis Cornwallis , was made Colonel of the 33rd Regiment , in which he had served for thirteen years as Lieutenant Colonel ...
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Σελίδα 194 - Nothing could stop that astonishing infantry. No sudden burst of undisciplined valour, no nervous enthusiasm, weakened the stability of their order...
Σελίδα 274 - Cadogan has died of a wound which he received. In him His Majesty has lost an officer of great zeal and tried gallantry, who had already acquired the respect and regard of the whole profession, and of whom it might be expected, that if he had lived he would have rendered the most important services to his country.
Σελίδα 459 - Bulow, upon the enemy's flank, was a most decisive one; and even if I had not found myself in a situation to make the attack, which produced the final result, it would have forced the enemy to retire, if his attacks should have failed, and would have prevented him from taking advantage of them, if they should unfortunately have succeeded.
Σελίδα 194 - In vain did Soult with voice and gesture animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans break from the crowded columns and sacrifice their lives to gain time for the mass to open out on such a fair field ; in vain did the mass itself bear up, and, fiercely striving, fire indiscriminately...
Σελίδα 457 - Picton his Majesty has sustained the loss of an officer who has frequently distinguished himself in his service ; and he fell gloriously leading his division to a charge with bayonets, by which one of the most serious attacks made by the enemy on our position was repulsed.
Σελίδα 195 - ... by the incessant vigour of the attack to the farthest edge of the hill. In vain did the French reserves...
Σελίδα 451 - The whole, therefore, of the latter, which had not already been taken by the troops in their attack of the successive positions taken up by the enemy in their retreat from their first position...
Σελίδα 231 - In this dreadful situation, while the dead were lying in heaps, and others continually falling, the wounded crawling about to get some shelter from the merciless...
Σελίδα 340 - A moment of prosperity blinds them. The oppression and humiliation of the French people are beyond their power. If they enter France, they will there find their tomb. Soldiers! we have forced marches to make, battles to fight, dangers to...
Σελίδα 300 - The officers and soldiers of the army must recollect that their nations are at war with France solely because the Ruler of the French nation will not allow them to be at peace, and is desirous of forcing them to submit to his yoke...