Fire !' thundered from the colonel's lips, each face poured out its deadly volley — and in a moment the leading files of the French lay before the square, as if hurled by a thunderbolt to the earth. The assailants, broken and dispersed, galloped off... Stories of Waterloo ... - Página 203por William Hamilton Maxwell - 1833 - 384 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| William Hamilton Maxwell - 1845 - 304 páginas
...Colonel's lips, each face poured out its deadly volley ; and, in a moment, the leading files of the French lay before the square, as if hurled by a thunderbolt...galloped off for shelter to the tall rye, while a stream of musketry from the British square, carried death into the retreating squadrons."* The relief... | |
| Great Britain. Army, William Hamilton Maxwell - 1847 - 560 páginas
...colonel's lips, each side poured out its deadly volley — and in a moment the leading files of the French lay before the square, as if hurled by a thunderbolt...square, carried death into their retreating squadrons."* But, unhappily, these furious and continued charges were not always inefficient. On the right, and... | |
| William Hamilton Maxwell - 1852 - 558 páginas
...colonel's lips, each side poured out its deadly volley — and in a moment the leading files of the French lay before the square, as if hurled by a thunderbolt...square, carried death into their retreating squadrons."* But, unhappily, these furious and continued charges were not always inefficient. On the right, and... | |
| William Hamilton Maxwell - 1852 - 562 páginas
...the colonel's lips, each face poured out its deadly volley ; and in a moment the leading files of the French lay before the square, as if hurled by a thunderbolt...galloped off for shelter to the tall rye, while a stream of musketry from the British square carried death into the retreating squadrons." J But numbers... | |
| William Hamilton Maxwell - 1852 - 562 páginas
...in a moment the leading files of the French lay before the square, as if hurled by a thunderbolt ta the earth. The assailants, broken and dispersed, galloped off for shelter to the tall rye, while a stream of musketry from the British square carried death into the retreating squadrons. "J But numbers... | |
| Mary Atkinson Maurice - 1853 - 322 páginas
...poured out its deadly volley, and in a moment the leading files of the French lay before the squares, as if hurled by a thunderbolt to the earth. The assailants,...galloped off for shelter to the tall rye, while a stream of musketry from the British square carried death into the retreating squadrons."* After a furious... | |
| Edward N. Marks - 1854 - 394 páginas
...colonel's lips, each face poured out out its deadly volley; and ill a moment the leading files of the French lay before the square, as if hurled by a thunderbolt...dispersed, galloped off for shelter to the tall rye, while the stream of musketry from the British square carried death into the retreating squadrons."* Such... | |
| Book - 1867 - 662 páginas
...the coloael's lips each side poured out its deadly volley, and in a moment tho leading files of the French lay before the square, as if hurled by a thunderbolt...earth. The assailants, broken and dispersed, galloped on" for shelter to the tall rye, while a constant stream of musketry from the British square carried... | |
| 1873 - 154 páginas
...colonel's lips, each side poured out its deadly volley; and, in a moment, the leading files of the French lay before the square, as if hurled by a thunderbolt...musketry from the British square carried death into the retreating squadrons." The 42d and the 92d, however, were terribly cut up ; and the battle remained... | |
| William Henry Davenport Adams - 434 páginas
...foremost files of the French prostrate upon the ground as if they had been swept by a stroke of lightning. The assailants, broken and dispersed, galloped off for shelter to the tall rye. while rolling waves of musketry fire carried death into their retreating squadrons. The battle closed with... | |
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