 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...  Wellington's Lieutenants - Page 233by Alexander Innes Shand - 1902 - 439 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1833 - 740 pages
...then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the...striving, fire indiscriminately upon friends and foes while the horsemen hovering on the flank threatened to charge the advancing line. Nothing could stop... | |
 | English periodicals - 1833 - 610 pages
...then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the...sacrifice their lives to gain time for the mass to open on such a fair field ; in vain did the mass itself bear up, and fiercely striving, fire indiscriminately... | |
 | Books - 1831 - 652 pages
...then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the...striving, fire indiscriminately upon friends and foes, while the horsemen hovering on the flank threatened to charge the advancing line. Nothing could stop... | |
 | William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1831 - 906 pages
...then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the...crowded columns, sacrifice their lives to gain time for th* mass to open out on such a fair field ; in v.,in did the mass itself bear up, and, fiercely striving,... | |
 | Thomas Smart Hughes - Great Britain - 1836 - 348 pages
...then was seen with what strength and majesty a British soldier fights. In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the...up, and, fiercely striving, fire indiscriminately on friends and foes; while the horsemen, hovering on the flank, threatened to charge the advancing... | |
 | Memoirs - 1835 - 460 pages
...and intrepidity of a British soldier were exhibited in deeds seldom seen. In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the...their lives to gain time for the mass to open out, on so fair a field ; in vain did the mass itself bear up, and fiercely striving, fire indiscriminately... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1839 - 900 pages
...was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier tights. In vain did SÃmil, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the...the crowded columns, sacrifice their lives to gain lime for the mass to open out on such a fair field ; in vain did the mass itself bear up, and fiercely... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1839 - 890 pages
...then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen; in vain did the...themselves from the crowded columns, sacrifice their lives lo gain time for the mass to open out on such a fair field ; in vain did the mass itself bear up, and... | |
 | sir William Francis P. Napier - 1840 - 798 pages
...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...striving, fire indiscriminately upon friends and foes, while the horsemen hovering on the flank threatened to charge the advancing line. Nothing could stop... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1840 - 740 pages
...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...striving, fire indiscriminately upon friends and foes, while the horsemen hovering on the flank threatened to charge the advancing line. Nothingcould stop... | |
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