 Such a gallant line, issuing from the midst of the smoke and rapidly separating itself from the confused and broken multitude, startled the enemy's masses, which were increasing and pressing onwards as to an assured victory ; they wavered, hesitated,...  The History of England - Page 219by Thomas Smart Hughes - 1836Full view - About this book
 | William Forsyth - Criticism - 1874 - 620 pages
...assured victory ; they wavered, hesitated, and vomiting forth a storm of fire, hastily endeavoured to enlarge their front, while a fearful discharge...through the British ranks. Myers was killed, Cole, the three colonels— Ellis, Blakeney, and Hawkshawe — fell wounded ; and the Fusilier battalions,... | |
 | William Forsyth - Criticism - 1874 - 482 pages
...separating itself from the confused and broken multitude, startled the enemy's masses, then augmenting and pressing onwards as to an assured victory ; they wavered, hesitated, and vomiting forth a storm of fire, hastily endeavoured to enlarge their front, while a fearful discharge... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - English literature - 1876 - 564 pages
...itself from the confused and broken multitude, startled the enemy's heavy masses, which were increasing and pressing onwards as to an assured victory: they...their front, while a fearful discharge of grape from their artillery whistled through the British ranks. Myers was killed ; Cole, and the three colonels,... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - 1876 - 554 pages
...itself from the confused and broken multitude, startled the enemy's heavy masses, which were increasing and pressing onwards as to an assured victory: they...their front, while a fearful discharge of grape from their artillery Whistled through the British ranks. Myers was killed; Cole, and the three colonels,... | |
 | Peninsular veteran - 1878 - 264 pages
...itself from the confused and broken multitude, startled the enemy's heavy masses, which were increasing and pressing onwards as to an assured victory ; they...hesitated, and then vomiting forth a storm of fire, hastily endeavoured to enlarge their front, while a fearful discharge of grape from all their artillery whistled... | |
 | Herbert R. Clinton - Europe - 1878 - 528 pages
...separating itself from the confused and broken multitude, startled the enemy's masses, which were increasing and pressing onwards as to an assured victory ; they...and then, vomiting forth a storm of fire, hastily endeavoured to enlarge their front, while a fearful discharge of grape from all their artillery whistled... | |
 | John Richard Green - Great Britain - 1879 - 708 pages
...separating itself from the confused and broken multitude, startled the enemy's masses, which were increasing and pressing onwards as to an assured victory ; they...hesitated, and then vomiting forth a storm of fire, hastily endeavoured to enlarge their front, while a fearful discharge of grape from all their artillery whistled... | |
 | John Richard Green - Great Britain - 1879 - 238 pages
...separating itself from the confused and broken multitude, startled the enemy's masses, which were increasing and pressing onwards as to an assured victory; they...hesitated, and then vomiting forth a storm of fire, hastily endeavoured to enlarge their front, while a fearful discharge of grape from all their artillery whistled... | |
 | English history - 1881 - 888 pages
...hesitated, and th"' vomiting forth a storm of fire, hastily endeavoured to enlarge their front, w^' fearful discharge of grape from all their artillery whistled through the British nui^ Myers was killed, Cole and the three colonels, Ellis, Blakeney, and Hawkshawe, kwounded, and the... | |
 | Griffith, Farran, Browne and co - 1883 - 392 pages
...separating itself from the confused and broken multitude, startled the enemy's masses, which were increasing and pressing onwards as to an assured victory ; they...hesitated, and then vomiting forth a storm of fire, hastily endeavoured to enlarge their front, while a fearful discharge of grape from all their artillery whistled... | |
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