 | James Miller - East Lothian (Scotland) - 1844 - 540 pages
...spot, whilst hitherto not one man had fallen on our side.* Indeed fortune till this minute had been N) partial in our favour, that we could not doubt of victory; and nothing but treachery could have frustrated our hopes." General Desse and his men were exposed to the mouth of... | |
 | William Tait, Christian Isobel Johnstone - Periodicals - 1848 - 878 pages
...whilst, hitherto, not one Man had fallen on our side. " Indeed, Fortune, till this Minute, had been so partial in our Favour, that we could not doubt of Victory : and nothing, but whathappcn'd, could have frustrat'd our Hopes. M. <?•• Dcstli, and his Men, were expos'd to tho... | |
 | Sir Thomas Dick Lauder - Rivers - 1874 - 382 pages
...whilst, hitherto, not one Man had fallen on our side. " Indeed, Fortune till this Minute had been so partial in our Favour, that we could not doubt of Victory ; and nothing, but what happen' d, could have frustrat'd our Hopes. M. de Desse and his Men were expos'd to the Mouth of a... | |
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Halberts, and most part without any arms at all, 250 lost their Lives upon the Spot; whilst, hitherto, not one Man had fallen on our side. " Indeed, Fortune till this Minute had been so partial in our Favour, that we could not doubt of Victory ; and nothing,... 