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... artillery , a body of irregular troops , and from 15 to 20,000 horse , be- sides which he looked for reinforcements of cavalry from the petty chiefs who were his tributaries or allies . His revenues were about £ 1,700,009 . A Frenchman ...
... artillery , a body of irregular troops , and from 15 to 20,000 horse , be- sides which he looked for reinforcements of cavalry from the petty chiefs who were his tributaries or allies . His revenues were about £ 1,700,009 . A Frenchman ...
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... artillery opened , but with little success ; some of the guns were silenced , the gunners and cattle falling fast beside them . On this the General ordered them to be abandoned , and the whole line to advance ; Colo- nel Maxwell , with ...
... artillery opened , but with little success ; some of the guns were silenced , the gunners and cattle falling fast beside them . On this the General ordered them to be abandoned , and the whole line to advance ; Colo- nel Maxwell , with ...
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... artillery , in which con- sisted their most formidable means of attack , lost ; no fewer than 102 heavy guns having been cap- tured ; while stores , ammunition , camp equipage , bullocks and camels , were also left upon the field . 66 ...
... artillery , in which con- sisted their most formidable means of attack , lost ; no fewer than 102 heavy guns having been cap- tured ; while stores , ammunition , camp equipage , bullocks and camels , were also left upon the field . 66 ...
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... artillery . Having formed his troops in a compact column , he moved down upon the ene- my he then formed two lines of attack , the first of infantry , the second of cavalry , the rear and left being supported by the Mogul and Mysore ...
... artillery . Having formed his troops in a compact column , he moved down upon the ene- my he then formed two lines of attack , the first of infantry , the second of cavalry , the rear and left being supported by the Mogul and Mysore ...
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... artillery , the French returned to the charge ; repeated vollies of grape cleared the streets , while the Polish Lancers , and Mamelukes of the guard rode furiously along , cutting down the flying masses , and taking a bloody revenge ...
... artillery , the French returned to the charge ; repeated vollies of grape cleared the streets , while the Polish Lancers , and Mamelukes of the guard rode furiously along , cutting down the flying masses , and taking a bloody revenge ...
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Página 194 - Nothing could stop that astonishing infantry. No sudden burst of undisciplined valour, no nervous enthusiasm, weakened the stability of their order...
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 195 - ... by the incessant vigour of the attack to the farthest edge of the hill. In vain did the French reserves...
Página 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...
Página 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...
Página 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...
Página 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...