Readings from the best authors, ed. by A.H. Bryce, Issue 9Archibald Hamilton Bryce 1862 |
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Page 21
... Adams , with the 41st , 47th , and 49th , bravely charged up the hill , and aided them in the battle . Sir George Brown , conspicuous on a grey horse , rode in front of his Light Division , urging them with voice and gesture . Gallant.
... Adams , with the 41st , 47th , and 49th , bravely charged up the hill , and aided them in the battle . Sir George Brown , conspicuous on a grey horse , rode in front of his Light Division , urging them with voice and gesture . Gallant.
Page 22
... hill , leaving behind them six or seven distinct lines of dead , lying as close as possible to each other , marking the passage of the fatal messengers . This act relieved our infantry of a deadly incubus , and they con- tinued their ...
... hill , leaving behind them six or seven distinct lines of dead , lying as close as possible to each other , marking the passage of the fatal messengers . This act relieved our infantry of a deadly incubus , and they con- tinued their ...
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... hill against the flying masses , which the cavalry in vain tried to cover . A few faint struggles from the scattered infantry , a few rounds of cannon and musketry , and the enemy fled to the south - east , leaving three generals ...
... hill against the flying masses , which the cavalry in vain tried to cover . A few faint struggles from the scattered infantry , a few rounds of cannon and musketry , and the enemy fled to the south - east , leaving three generals ...
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... hills . Defence was unthought of , for the mortal enemy had passed from the mind . Our hearts quaked for fear , but it ... hill . Impa- tient , and not to be daunted by anything that man could overcome , I cheered my disheartened band ...
... hills . Defence was unthought of , for the mortal enemy had passed from the mind . Our hearts quaked for fear , but it ... hill . Impa- tient , and not to be daunted by anything that man could overcome , I cheered my disheartened band ...
Page 29
... hill . The thunders pealed , and they rose at the command , diffus- ing waves of light over the expanse of heaven . The chorus was heard , still magnificent and melancholy , when their splendour was diminished to the brightness of a ...
... hill . The thunders pealed , and they rose at the command , diffus- ing waves of light over the expanse of heaven . The chorus was heard , still magnificent and melancholy , when their splendour was diminished to the brightness of a ...
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