 | Europe - 1811 - 858 pages
...was placed in a third Hue behind Sebastiani's corps. From the moment this .general attack commenced, the firing of musketry was heard on all sides like the roll of a drum, with scarcely a moment's interruption during the remainder of the day, and the deeper sound of a heavy cannonade rising above... | |
 | 1811 - 854 pages
...was placed in a third line behind Sebastiani's corps. From the moment this general attack commenced, the firing of musketry was heard on all sides like the roll of a drum, with scarcely a moment's interruption during the remainder of the day, and the deeper sound of a heavy cannonade rismg above... | |
 | 1813 - 744 pages
...was placed in a third line, behind Sebastiani's corps. From the moment this general attack commenced, the firing of musketry was heard on all sides, like the roll of a drum, with scarcely a moment's interruption during the remainder of the day, and the deeper sound of a heavy cannonade rising above... | |
 | Hewson Clarke - 1815 - 622 pages
...was placed in a. third line behind Sebastiani's corps. From the moment this general attack commenced, the firing of musketry was heard on all sides like the roll of a drum, with scarce a moment's interruption, during the remainder of the day, and the deeper sound of a heavy cannonade... | |
 | Edward Baines - Europe - 1818 - 746 pages
...on the height occupied by General Hill. From the moment this operation commenced, the firing of the musketry was heard on all sides like the roll of a drum, with scarcely a moment's interruption, during the remainder of the day ; and the deeper sound of the heavy cannonade resembled... | |
 | 1827 - 576 pages
...specimen of his attractive style of description :— ' From the moment this general attack commenced, the firing of musketry was heard on all sides like the roll of a drum, with scarcely a moment's interruption during the remainder of the day, the deeper sound of a heavy cannonade rising above it... | |
 | Robert Southey - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1827 - 836 pages
...was placed in a third line behind Sebastiani's corps. From the moment this general attack commenced, the firing of musketry was heard on all sides like the roll of a drum, with scarcely a moment's interruption during the remainder of the day, the deeper sound of a heavy cannonade rising above it... | |
 | English literature - 1827 - 574 pages
...placed in a third line behind Sebastiani's corps. " From the moment this general attack commenced, the firing of musketry was heard, on all sides, like the roll of a drum, with scarcely a moment's interruption during-lhe remainder of the day, the deeper sound of a heavy cannonade rising above it... | |
 | Edward Baines - France - 1855 - 618 pages
...on the height occupied by General Hill. From the moment this operation commenced, the firing of the musketry was heard on all sides like the roll of a drum, with scarcely a moment's interruption, during the remainder of the day ; and the deeper sound of the heavy cannonade resembled... | |
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The reserve was placed in a third line, behind Sebastiani's corps. From the moment this general attack commenced, the firing of musketry was heard on all sides, like the roll of a drum, with scarcely a moment's interruption during the remainder of the... 