 Dundas was a tall, spare man, crabbed and austere ; dry in his looks and demeanour. He had made his way from a poor condition (he told me himself that he walked from Edinburgh to London, to enter himself as a " Fireworker" in the Artillery) ; and there...  The Diary of Sir John Moore - Page 31by Sir John Moore - 1904Full view - About this book
 | Sir Henry Bunbury - Europe - 1854 - 524 pages
...needed, for no two regiments, before these regulations were promulgated, moved in unison. Dundas was a tall, spare man, crabbed and austere ; dry in his...his habits and style, which excited some ridicule amongst young officers. But though it appeared a little out of fashion, there was " much care and valour... | |
 | Leslie Stephen, Sir Sidney Lee - Great Britain - 1908 - 1334 pages
...prievouslyneeded,fornotworegiments,before these regulations were promulgated, moved in unison. Dundas was at all, spare man, crabbed and austere, dry in his looks and...officers. But though it appeared a little out of fashion, then was " much care and valour in that Scotchman " ' (Narratives of some Paesagam tie Great War with... | |
 | Byron Farwell - History - 2001 - 936 pages
...new system of tactics based upon the methods of Frederick the Great (1620-1688). Dundas was described as "a tall spare man, crabbed and austere, dry in his looks and demeanor." Dundee, Battle of. See Talana Hill, Battle of. Dundhu Panth. See Nana Sahib. Dundonald,... | |
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