 | Military art and science - 1831 - 942 pages
...left, and all regulating their movements by a common discretion, and keeping together with surprising vigour. " It is unnecessary to describe the first...sabring every thing in their way. Ney, desirous that Monthrun should follow this movement with the whole of the French cavalry, and so cut off the troops... | |
 | William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1831 - 906 pages
...their movements by a common discretion, and keeping together with surprising vigour. It is unecessary to describe the first burst of French soldiers. It...advantage of ground and numbers, they were breaking over tbe edge of the ravine, their guns ranged along the summit, played hotly with grape ; and their hussars,... | |
 | Antislavery movements - 1833 - 370 pages
...the officers lead, with what vehemence the soldiers follow, and with what a storm of fire they lay waste a field of battle. At this moment, with the...ranged along the summit, played hotly with grape; ала their troopers, galloping over the glacis of Almeida, poured dim u the road, sabring every thing... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1839 - 890 pages
...is well known with what gallantry the officers lead, with what vehemence the troops follow, and wilh what a storm of fire they waste a field of battle....the glacis of Almeida, poured down the road, sabring everything in their way. Ney, desirous that Montbrun should follow this movement with the whole of... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1842 - 452 pages
...left; and all regulating their movements by a common discretion and keeping together with surprising vigour. It is unnecessary to describe the first burst...were breaking over the edge of the ravine, their guns ranped along the summit, played hotly with grape, and their hussars, galloping over the glacis of Almeida,... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1852 - 570 pages
...soldiers. It is well known with what gallantry the officers lead, with what vehemence the troops follow, with what a storm of fire they waste a field of battle....of the ravine, their guns, ranged along the summit, poured down grape, their hussars galloped over the glacis of Almeida and along the road to the bridge... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1862 - 574 pages
...all regulating their movements by a common discretion, and keeping together with surprising vigor. It is unnecessary to describe the first burst of French...the glacis of Almeida, poured down the road sabring everything in their way. Ney, desirous that Montbrun should follow this movement with the whole of... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1862 - 578 pages
...is unnecessary to describe the first burst of French soldiers. It is well known with what gallantly the officers lead, with what vehemence the troops...the glacis of Almeida, poured down the road sabring everything in their way. "Key, desirous that Montbrun should follow this movement with the whole of... | |
 | French examination papers - 1863 - 282 pages
...soldiers. It is well known with what gallantry the officers lead, with what vehemence the troops follow, with what a storm of fire they waste 'a field, of...advantage of ground and numbers, they were breaking ove» the edge of the ravine , their guns, ranged along the summit, pouring down grape, while their... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1867 - 552 pages
...the troops follow, and with what a storm of fire they waste a field of battle. At this moment, having advantage of ground and numbers, they were breaking over the edge of the ravine, while their guns ranged along the summit poured down grape shot, and their hussars galloping over the... | |
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It is unnecessary to describe the first burst of French soldiers. It is well known with what gallantry the officers lead, with what vehemence the troops follow, and with what a storm of fire they waste a field of battle. At this moment, with the advantage... 
