 | Andrew Redman Bonar - 1845 - 472 pages
...struck by the iron tempest, reeled an) staggered like sinking ships. Snddenly and stern) recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies and then was seen with what a strength and maje^ the British soldier fights. " In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, an mate his Frenchmen... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1846 - 738 pages
...says Colonel Napier, in strains of sublime military eloquence, ' they closed on their terrible enemy ; and then was seen with what a strength and majesty...hardiest veterans, extricating themselves from the erowded column, saerifice their lives to gain time and space for the mass to open out on such a fair... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1846 - 772 pages
...their terrible enemy ; and then was eeen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier lights. In vain did Soult by voice and gesture animate his...veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded column, sacrifice, their lives to gain time and .«pace for the mass to open out on such a fair field... | |
 | Thomas Smart Hughes - 1846 - 500 pages
...by the iron tempest, reeled and staggered like sinking ships: but suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies; and then was seen with what strength and majesty a British soldier fights: in vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1867 - 470 pages
...by the iron tempest, reeled and staggered like sinking ships ; but suddenly and sternly recovering they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was...majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult with voice and gesture animate his Frenchmen, in vain did the hardiest veterans break from the crowded... | |
 | Henry Schroder - Yorkshire (England) - 1851 - 460 pages
...tempest. " Suddenly recovering themselves," says Colonel Napier, " they closed on their terrible enemy, and then was seen with what a strength and majesty...In vain did Soult by voice and gesture animate his men ; in vain did the hardiest veterans sacrifice their VOL. i. BB lives to gain time and space for... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1852 - 570 pages
...struck by the iron tempest, reeled and staggered like sinking ships: but suddenly and sternly recovering they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was...majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult with voice and gesture animate his Frenchmen; in vain did the hardiest veterans, breaking from the... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - American periodicals - 1852 - 610 pages
...apposite and eloquent that no apology is required for subjoining an extract : — " In vain did Soult with voice and 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 open ont on snch... | |
 | 1852 - 1236 pages
...is required for subjoining an extract : — British Brigades of Infantry in " In vain did Soult with voice and 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 open out on such... | |
 | Archibald Alison - Europe - 1853 - 570 pages
...History of the Peninsular War, " they closed on their terrible enemy ; and then was seen with what strength and majesty the British soldier fights. In...veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded column, sacrifice their lives to gain time and space for the mass to open out on such a fair field... | |
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In vain did Soult with voice and 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 open out on such a fair field ; in vain did the mass itself bear up,... 
