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... History of Europe (from 1789 to 1815). - Page 242by sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1843Full view - About this book
| William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1833 - 740 pages
...closed on their terrible enemies, '. — and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture,...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... | |
| English periodicals - 1833 - 610 pages
...they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture...veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded columns, sacrifice their lives to gain time for the mass to open on such a fair field ; in vain did... | |
| Books - 1831 - 652 pages
...they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture,...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... | |
| William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1831 - 906 pages
...they cloned on their terrible enemies ; and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture,...veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded columns, sacrifice their lives to gain time for th* mass to open out on such a fair field ; in v.,in... | |
| Thomas Smart Hughes - Great Britain - 1836 - 348 pages
...they closed on their terrible enemies ; and then was seen with what strength and majesty a British soldier fights. In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture,...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... | |
| Memoirs - 1835 - 460 pages
...their enemies, the strength and intrepidity of a British soldier were exhibited in deeds seldom seen. In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his...veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded columns, sacrifice their lives to gain time for the mass to open out, on so fair a field ; in vain... | |
| Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1839 - 900 pages
...and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier tights. In vain did Símil, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain...veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded columns, sacrifice their lives to gain lime for the mass to open out on such a fair field ; in vain... | |
| sir William Francis P. Napier - 1840 - 798 pages
...and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights. 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... | |
| William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1840 - 740 pages
...and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights. 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... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1846 - 772 pages
...their terrible enemy ; and then was eeen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier lights. In vain did Soult by voice and gesture animate his...crowded column, sacrifice, their lives to gain time and .«pace for the mass to open out on such a fair field ; in vain did the mass itself bear up, and, fiercely... | |
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