 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1811 - 444 pages
...bodies, unsupported, opposed to large ; nor has the ez|ierience of " any officer realized the sturies, which all have read, of whole armies being driven by a handful of light " infantry or dragoons."— (Signed) WELLINGTON. —Circular Letter to the Officers of the English Army in Portugal,... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1833 - 740 pages
...bodies, unsupported, successfully opposed to large ; nor has the experience of any officer realized the stories which all have read of whole armies being...driven by a handful of light infantry and dragoons." CHAPTER VI. WHEN Marmont had thus recovered the garrison of Almeida, he withdrew the greatest part... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - Great Britain - 1837 - 788 pages
...never seen small bodies, unsupported, opposed to large ; nor has the experience of any officer realized the stories, which all have read, of whole armies being driven by a handful of light infantry or dragoons. ' I trust that this letter, copies of which I propose to circulate to the General Officers... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley (1st duke of Wellington.) - 1837 - 914 pages
...never seen small bodies, unsupported, opposed to large ; nor has the experience of any Officer realized the stories, which all have read, of whole armies being driven by a handful of light infantry or dragoons. ' I trust that this letter, copies of which I propose to circulate to the General Officers... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - Great Britain - 1838 - 672 pages
...never seen small bodies, unsupported, opposed to large; nor has the experience of any Officer realized the stories, which all have read, of whole armies being driven by a handful of light infantry or dragoons. ' I trust that this letter, copies of which I propose to circulate to the General Officers... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1839 - 900 pages
...bodies, unsupported, successfully opposed to large; nor IMS the experience of any officer realized the stories which all have read of whole armies being...driven by a handful of light infantry and dragoons." CHAPTER VI. l.onl Wellington ipnis ihe army of Beira— Marshal Beresford's operations— Colonel Colborne... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1839 - 890 pages
...successfully opposed to large ; nor has the experience of any officer realized the stories which all hate read of whole armies being driven by a handful of light infantry and dragoons." CHAPTER Vt. Lord Wellington quit« (he army of Reirá — Marshal Beretford'i operation!— Colonel... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1840 - 918 pages
...appear. Experience, as Wellington himself remarked, has " never, at least in later times, realized the stories which all have read, of whole armies being...the strong battalions." There must, it is evident, CHAP. have been some causes, in addition to the bravery of LXI1. the English troops, which brought... | |
 | sir William Francis P. Napier - 1840 - 798 pages
...small bodies unsupported successfully opposed to large ; nor has the experience of any officer realized the stories which all have read of whole armies being...driven by a handful of light infantry and dragoons." CHAPTER VI. WHEN Marmont, now commanding the army of Portugal, had thus recovered the garrison of Al... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1841 - 894 pages
...appear. Experience, as Wellington himself remarked, has " never, at least in later times, realized the stories which all have read, of whole armies being...power, cannot doubt that, humanly speaking, there • much truth in Moreau's assertion, that " Providence favours the strong battalions." There must,... | |
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... powerful. Notwithstanding what has been printed in gazettes and newspapers, we have never seen small bodies, unsupported, successfully opposed to large ; nor has the experience of any officer realised the stories, which all have read, of whole armies... 
