 In the battle of Talavera, in which the Spanish army with very trifling exceptions was not engaged, whole corps threw away their arms and ran off in my presence when they were neither attacked nor threatened with an attack, but frightened I believe by...  A Handbook for Travellers in Spain - Page 483de John Murray (publisher, London.) - 1855Affichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | William Jacob - 1811 - 504 pages
...Army, with very trifling APPENDIX. 5 exceptions, was not engaged, whole corps threw away their arms, and ran off in my presence, when they were neither...attack, but frightened I believe by their own fire. I refer your Excellency, for evidence upon this subject, to General Luerla's orders, in which, after... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - 1834 - 606 pages
...the Spanish army, with very trifling exceptions, was not engaged, whole corps threw away their arms, and ran off in my presence, when they were neither...attack, but frightened, I believe, by their own fire. * I refer your Excellency for evidence upon this subject to General Cuesta's orders, in which, after... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1840 - 860 pages
...which the Spanish army with very trifling exceptions was not engaged, whole corps threw away their arms and ran off in my presence when they were neither...attack, but frightened I believe by their own fire.' . . . . ' I have found, upon inquiry, and from experience, the instances of the misbehaviour of the... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley (1st duke of Wellington.) - 1838 - 620 pages
...the Spanish army, with very trifling exceptions, was not engaged, whole corps threw away their arms, and ran off in my presence, when they were neither...attack, but frightened, I believe, by their own fire. ' I refer your Excellency for evidence upon this subject to General Cuesta's orders, in which, after... | |
 | Marquess Richard Wellesley Wellesley - 1838 - 296 pages
...the Spanish army, with very trifling exceptions, was not engaged, whole corps threw away their arms, and ran off" in my presence, when they were neither...attack, but frightened I believe by their own fire. I refer your Excellency for evidence upon this subject, to General Cuesta's orders, in which, after... | |
 | 1838 - 654 pages
...the Spanish army, with very trifling exceptions, was not engaged, whole corps threw away their arms, and ran off in my presence, when they were neither...attack, but frightened I believe by their own fire. I refer your Excellency for evidence upon this subject to General Cuesta's orders, in which, after... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1839 - 1060 pages
...my History. Extract* from lord ffelBnyton't corretpondence. 1809. whole corps threw away their arm« and ran off in my presence when they were neither...attack, but frightened, I believe, by their own fire. ... I have found, upon inquiry, and from experience, the instances of ibe misbehaviour of the Spanish... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1839 - 1048 pages
...my History. Extract! from lord Wellington'! correspondence. 1809. whole corps threw away their arms and ran off In my presence when they were neither...attacked nor threatened with an attack, but frightened, 1 believe, by their own fire. ... I have found, upon inquiry, and from experience, the instances of... | |
 | George Soane - 1839 - 838 pages
...commissariat fled ; and whole corps, even under the eye of Sir Arthur, threw away their arms and ran off when they were neither attacked nor threatened with an attack, but frightened, as it seemed, by their own fire. In this way six thousand Spaniards hurried from the field, plundering... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1840 - 868 pages
...which the Spanish army with very trifling exceptions was not engaged, whole corps threw away their arms and ran off in my presence when they were neither...attack, but frightened I believe by their own fire.' . . . . ' I have found, upon inquiry, and from experience, the instances of the misbehaviour of the... | |
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