 ... they either fled or threw themselves into the houses, where they were cut down or made prisoners. It was moonlight, which greatly favoured the pursuit, for the whole march was but a continued chase, either in the corn fields or the houses. " At Genappe...  History of the King's German Legion - Page 380de North Ludlow Beamish - 1837 - 4 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Edmund Burke - 1816 - 838 pages
...themselves ; but as soon as they heard the beating of our drums or the sound of the trumpet, they cither fled or threw themselves in-to the houses, where they were cut down or made prisoners. It was moonlight, which greatly favoured the pursuit, for the whole march was but a... | |
 | 1815 - 1008 pages
...themselves ; but as soon as they heard the beating of our drums, or the sound of the trumpet, they either fled or threw themselves into the houses, where they were cut down or made prisoners. It was moonlight, which greatly favoured the pursuit, for the whole march was but a... | |
 | graf August Wilhelm A. Neidhard von Gneisenau - 1815 - 498 pages
...part of them were bayoneted — no prisoners were made, and no quarter was given. £ £ they either fled or threw themselves into the houses, where they were cut down or made prisoners. It was moonlight, which greatly favoured the pursuit; for the whole march was hut a... | |
 | John Booth - 1815 - 198 pages
...themselves ; but as soon as they heard the beating of our drums, or the sound of the trumpet, they either fled or threw themselves into the houses, where they were cut down or made prisoners. It was moonlight, which greatly favoured the pursuit, for the whole march was but a... | |
 | political register - 1815 - 650 pages
...themselves ¡ but as soon as they heard the beating of our drum« or the sound of the trumpet, they cither fled or threw themselves into the houses, where they were cut down or made prisoner.'. It was moonlight, which greatly favonreil the pursuit, for the «hole march was but... | |
 | August Wilhelm Anton Gneisenau (Graf Neidhardt von) - 1815 - 494 pages
...part of them were bayoneted—no prisoners were made, and no quarter was given. _ __ . EE they either fled or threw themselves into the houses, where they were cut down or made prisoners. It was moonlight, which greatly favoured the pursuit; for the whole march was but a... | |
 | Hewson Clarke - 1816 - 690 pages
...themselves ; but as soon as they heard the beating of our drums, or the sound of the trumpet, they either fled or threw themselves into the houses, where they were cut | down or made prisoners It was moonlight, ', which greatly favoured the pursuit, for the whole march was but... | |
 | Edmund Boyce - 1816 - 480 pages
...but as soon as they hear«l the beating of our drums, or the Sound of the trumpet, lthey either tied or threw themselves into the houses, where they were cut down or made prisoners. It was moonlight, which greatly favoured the pursuit, for the who'le rnardh was out'... | |
 | James Simpson - 1816 - 210 pages
...; but as soon as they beard the beating of our drums, or the sound of the tiumpet, they either-fled or threw themselves into the houses, where they were cut down or made prisoners. It was moonlight, which greatly favour* ed the pursuit, for the whole march was but... | |
 | 728 pages
...themselves, but as soon as they heard the be&ting of our drums or the sound of the trumpet, they either fled or threw themselves into the houses, where they were cut down or made prisoners, ft was moonlight, which greatly favoured the pursuit, for the whole march was but a... | |
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