 | William Francis Patrick Napier, Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1828 - 698 σελίδες
...kinds, bursting out of it with a roaring sound, killed several persons who remained too near the spot. A stillness, only interrupted by the lashing of the...waves on the shore, succeeded, and the business of the war went on. The ground in front of Coruna is impracticable for cavalry, and as the horses still... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier, Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1828 - 674 σελίδες
...kinds, bursting out of it with a roaring sound, killed several persons who remained too near the spot. A stillness, only interrupted by the lashing of the...waves on the shore, succeeded, and the business of the war went on. The ground in front of Coruiia is impracticable for cavalry, and as the horses still... | |
 | Memoirs - 1835 - 460 σελίδες
...roaring sound, killed several persons who remained too near the spot. A stillness, interrupted only by the lashing of the waves on the shore, succeeded, and the business of the war went on. The plot now rapidly thickened. Hemmed in by the gathering forces of the numerous... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1839 - 866 σελίδες
...of it with a roaring toond, killed many persons who remained too near the spot. Stillness, slightly interrupted by the lashing of the waves on the shore, succeeded, and the business of the war went on. The next measure was a painful one; for the ground in front of Corona is impracticable... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1842 - 542 σελίδες
...of it with a roaring sound, killed many persons who remained too near the spot. Stillness, slightly interrupted by the lashing of the waves on the shore, succeeded, and the business of the war went on. The next measure was a painful one ; for the ground in front of Coruna is impracticable... | |
 | Anthony Hamilton (of the 43rd Light Infantry.) - 1847 - 176 σελίδες
...of all kinds reverted to the earth, killing several persons who had incautiously remained too near the scene of peril. A stillness, only interrupted...artillery was sent on board, the ground being considered unfavorable for its use. The dismounted cavalry and a few horses were likewise embarked,—the remainder... | |
 | Andrew Redman Bonar - 1850 - 474 σελίδες
...kinds, reverted to the earth, killing 47 n several persons who had incautiously remained near thi- scene of peril. A stillness only interrupted by the...shore succeeded, and the business of war went on." The bulk of the army, now reduced to 14,000 men, was drawn up with great care by Sir John Moore on... | |
 | 1855 - 440 σελίδες
...of it with a roaring sound, killed many persons who remained too near the spot. Stillness, slightly interrupted by the lashing of the waves on the shore, succeeded, and then the business of the day went on. The next scene was a sad one. All the horses of the army were... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1862 - 590 σελίδες
...of it with a roaring sound, killed many persons who remained too near the spot. Stillness, slightly interrupted by the lashing of the waves on the shore, succeeded, and the business of war went on. The next measure was a painful one ; for the ground in front of Corufia is impracticable for cavalry,... | |
 | James Grant - 1878 - 902 σελίδες
...kinds bursting out of it with a roaring sound, killed several persons who remained too near the spot. A stillness, only interrupted by the lashing of the...waves on the shore, succeeded, and the business of the war went on." All this powder had been sent from England and left there, by the red-tapists of... | |
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... a vast column of smoke and dust, shooting out fiery sparks from its sides, arose perpendicularly and slowly to a great height, and then a shower of stones, and fragments of all kinds, bursting out of it with a roaring sound, killed several persons... 
