 I received two slight sabre-cuts, and a blow on the back of my head from a fellow, whose sword turned in his hand, which knocked me half off my horse, I escaped out of the crush, passing unhurt through two volleys of musketry from the whole picket, which,...  The Kabul Insurrection of 1841-42 - Page 326de Sir Vincent Eyre - 1879 - 335 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Sir Vincent Eyre - 1843 - 480 pages
...knocked me half off my horse, I escaped out of the crush, passing unhurt through two volleys of musquetry from the whole picket, which, by that time, had become...garden. Proceeding cautiously along, to my horror, I perceived my path again blocked up by a dense body of Affghans. Retreat was impossible ; so, putting... | |
 | Edward Thornton - 1845 - 578 pages
...outrageous assailant. In short, after a desperate struggle, during which I received two slight sabre cuts, and a blow on the back of my head, from a fellow whose...garden. Proceeding cautiously along, to my horror I perceived my path again blocked up by a dense body of Affghans. Retreat was impossible; so putting... | |
 | Edward Henry Nolan - 1878 - 446 pages
...on the back of my head, from a fellow whose sword turned in his hand, which knocked me half ofi'.my horse, I escaped out of the crush, passing unhurt...western end of the shah's garden. Proceeding cautiously nlong, to my horror I perceived my path again blocked up by a dense body of Affghans. Retreat was impossible;... | |
 | Sir Vincent Eyre - 1879 - 364 pages
...all that she possessed at my feet, said, " Sahib ! you are right ; life is better than property.1" She was a beautiful creature, with fair complexion...garden. Proceeding cautiously along, to my horror, I perceived my path again blocked up by a dense body of Afghans. Retreat was impossible; so, putting... | |
 | 1882 - 896 pages
...a blow on the back of the head from a fellow whose sword turned in his hand, which half knocked me off my horse, I escaped out of the crush, passing...through two volleys of musketry from the whole picket To my horror I perceived my path again blocked up by a dense body of Afghans. 'Retreat was impossible,... | |
 | Norman Macleod - 1882 - 966 pages
...a blow on the back of the head from a fellow whose sword turned in his hand, which half knocked me off my horse, I escaped out of the crush, passing...through two volleys of musketry from the whole picket To ray horror I perceived my path again blocked up by a dense body of Afghans. Retreat was impossible,... | |
 | George Smith - 1897 - 346 pages
...a blow on the back of the head from a fellow whose sword turned in his hand, which half knocked me off my horse, I escaped out of the crush, passing...through two volleys of musketry from the whole picket. ... To my horror I perceived my path again blocked up by a dense body of Afghans. Retreat was impossible,... | |
 | Edward Thornton - 1845 - 570 pages
...outrageous assailant. In short, after a desperate struggle, during which I received two slight sabre cuts, and a blow on the back of my head, from a fellow whose...garden. Proceeding cautiously along, to my horror I perceived my path again blocked up by a dense body of Affghans. Retreat was impossible; so putting... | |
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