Historical Records of the 7th Or Royal Regiment of Fusiliers: Now Known as the Royal Fusiliers (the City of London Regiment), 1685-1903, |
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Historical Records of the 7th Or Royal Regiment of Fusiliers: Now Known as ... Richard Cannon,John Percy Groves,G H Waller Δεν υπάρχει διαθέσιμη προεπισκόπηση - 2015 |
Historical Records of the 7th Or Royal Regiment of Fusiliers: Now Known as ... Richard Cannon,John Percy Groves,G H Waller Δεν υπάρχει διαθέσιμη προεπισκόπηση - 2015 |
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2nd Bn action African afterwards American Appears appointed April Army arrived attack Battalion battle Brigade British Burke's Campaign Capt Captain carried Charles Colonel Colony Colours command commission Company corps Dalton dated despatches detachment Died disbanded Division Duke Earl Edward embarked enemy England expedition field fire Foot force French front garrison George Grenadier Guards Henry Hill Hussars Infantry James John joined July June killed Landed late Lieut Lieut.-Col Lieutenant Lieutenant-Colonel Light List of Officers London Lord Major March Medal Medal with clasp Militia moved operations ordered passed Peninsula position present Private Queen's raised ranks received Records Regiment Regt remained Retired returned Rifles River Royal Fusiliers Second sent Sept Sergeant Served severely siege South Staff succeeded Thomas took troops unatt Vide Appendix Waller Wellington wounded
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Σελίδα 124 - 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 upon friends and foes, while the horsemen hovering on the flank threatened to charge the advancing line. Nothing could stop that astonishing infantry. No sudden burst of undisciplined valour, no nervous...
Σελίδα 124 - But suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights...
Σελίδα 124 - ... onwards as to an assured victory ; they wavered, hesitated, and then vomiting forth a storm of fire, hastily endeavoured to enlarge their front, while a fearful discharge of grape, from all their artillery, whistled through the British ranks. Myers was killed, Cole...
Σελίδα 124 - ... front, their measured tread shook the ground, their dreadful volleys swept away the head of every formation, their deafening shouts overpowered the dissonant cries that broke from all parts of the tumultuous crowd, as slowly and with a horrid carnage it was pushed by the incessant vigour of the attack to the farthest edge of the hill.
Σελίδα 124 - In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded columns, 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 upon friends and foes, while the horsemen hovering on the Hank threatened to charge the advancing line.
Σελίδα 123 - Such a gallant line, issuing from the midst of the smoke, and rapidly separating itself from the confused and broken multitude, startled the enemy's heavy masses, which were increasing and pressing onwards as to an assured victory ; they wavered, hesitated, and then vomiting forth a storm of fire, hastily endeavoured to enlarge their front, while a fearful discharge of grape from all their artillery whistled through the British ranks.
Σελίδα 124 - 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 upon friends and foes, while the horsemen hovering on the flank endeavoured to charge the advancing line.
Σελίδα 1 - These are to authorise you by beat of drum or otherwise to raise so many men in any county or part of our Kingdom of Great Britain as shall be wanting to compleat the said regiment to the above mentioned numbers.
Σελίδα 146 - Every regiment charged with the bayonet ; and the 40th ¡ the 7th, 20th, and 23d, four different times. Their officers set them the example, and Major-General Ross had two horses shot under him.
Σελίδα 28 - ... the horse being no farther engaged than merely covering * " Though the Prince of Wirtemberg sent one of his aids-de-camp twice to require succours from Count Solmes, and at last procured a positive command from the king himself, so jealous was the said Count of the Prince's glory, and so throughly did he hate the English, that he ordered his horse, which he knew could not act for want of room, to march, and his foot to halt, purposely that the English might be massacred, and the Prince foiled,...
Πληροφορίες βιβλιογραφίας
| Τίτλος | Historical Records of the 7th Or Royal Regiment of Fusiliers: Now Known as the Royal Fusiliers (the City of London Regiment), 1685-1903, |
| Συγγραφέας | John Percy Groves |
| Εκδότης | F.B. Guerin, 1903 |
| Μέγεθος | 454 σελίδες |
| Εξαγωγή αναφοράς | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |