 | Archibald Duncan - 1809 - 412 pages
...accompanied by Lieutenant Blylh, my gig's crew, and a party of Portuguese troops to that of Freo, and though both parties had to land at the very muzzles of the guns, keeping up a continual fire of grape and musketry, the cool bravery of the men soon carried them, and... | |
 | Thomas Southey - West Indies - 1827 - 634 pages
...accompanied by Lieutenant Blyth, my gig's crew, and a party of Portuguese troops, to that of Treo; and though both parties had to land at the very muzzles of the guns, keeping up a continual fire of grape and musketry, the cool bravery of the men soon carried them, and... | |
 | Thomas Southey - West Indies - 1827 - 642 pages
...accompanied by Lieutenant Blyth, my gig's crew, and a party of Portuguese troops, to that of Treo; and though both parties had to land at the very muzzles of the guns, keeping up a continual fire of grape and musketry, the cool bravery of the men soon carried them, and... | |
 | Nicholas Tracy - History - 1999 - 428 pages
...accompanied by Lieutenant Blyth, my gig's crew, and a party of Portuguese troops, to that of Treo; and though both parties had to land at the very muzzles of the guns keeping up a continual fire of grape and musketry, the cool bravery of the men soon carried them, and... | |
 | William James - Chaplains, Military - 2003 - 464 pages
...Victor Hugues, Captain Yeo, accompanied by Lieutenant Blyth and his gig's crew, also by a party of Portuguese troops, proceeded to attack Trio. Although...and put to flight the 100 men divided between them. Scarcely had this service been accomplished, when the French troops from the town of Cayenne attacked... | |
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portuguese troops, proceeded to attack Trio. Although both parties had to land at the very muzzles of the guns, the cool bravery of the assailants, in defiance of a continual fire of grape and musketry, soon carried both posts, each mounting two 8-pounders,... 