Passages in the Early Military Life of General Sir George T. Napier, K. C. B.: Written by HimselfJ. Murray, 1884 - 295 pages |
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... column was in motion to move on Marshal Soult's corps of the French army , which we were to attack at daylight on the following morning , when just as Sir John Moore was mounting his horse , and I was actually giving him his pistols , a ...
... column was in motion to move on Marshal Soult's corps of the French army , which we were to attack at daylight on the following morning , when just as Sir John Moore was mounting his horse , and I was actually giving him his pistols , a ...
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... column . This despatch was delivered by me , after riding all night in a heavy storm of rain , sleet , and snow , at four or five o'clock in the morning , Sir John Moore having told me that if I 1 ' Our own Correspondent ' would have ...
... column . This despatch was delivered by me , after riding all night in a heavy storm of rain , sleet , and snow , at four or five o'clock in the morning , Sir John Moore having told me that if I 1 ' Our own Correspondent ' would have ...
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... columns down upon us under cover of a heavy fire from their batteries which commanded our position , and a cloud of sharpshooters in their front . The fire from the artillery was destructive , and killed many of our brave fellows ; but ...
... columns down upon us under cover of a heavy fire from their batteries which commanded our position , and a cloud of sharpshooters in their front . The fire from the artillery was destructive , and killed many of our brave fellows ; but ...
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... column of infantry to force the passage over the bridge , but were received so steadily and gallantly by the 43rd and Rifle Regiments , that after three desperate attempts , and pushing better than half - way across , they gave up the ...
... column of infantry to force the passage over the bridge , but were received so steadily and gallantly by the 43rd and Rifle Regiments , that after three desperate attempts , and pushing better than half - way across , they gave up the ...
Page 141
... columns and were moving steadily and gallantly down to the valley below in . three bodies , meaning to attack and ... column , which consisted of about eight thousand men , was put into a good deal of confusion and lost great numbers ...
... columns and were moving steadily and gallantly down to the valley below in . three bodies , meaning to attack and ... column , which consisted of about eight thousand men , was put into a good deal of confusion and lost great numbers ...
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Passages in the Early Military Life of General Sir George T. Napier, K. C. B ... Sir George Thomas Napier Affichage du livre entier - 1884 |
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