 | Great Britain. Army, William Hamilton Maxwell - 1847 - 560 pages
...of .truce was at the barrier : I instantly went down, when I found the officer of the French picket in a state of great alarm, saying, that a most extraordinary...forfeited, as well as the life of the poor sentry. A sergeant was instantly sent to see if they were in the picket-house ; when Patten came up scratching... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1852 - 558 pages
...of truce was at the barrier : I instantly went down, when I found the officer of the French picket in a state of great alarm, saying, that a most extraordinary...sentry's arms and accoutrements were not given back, bis own commission would be forfeited, as well as the life of the poor sentry. A sergeant was instantly... | |
 | Michael Rafter - 1854 - 852 pages
...flag of truce was at the barrier. I instantly went down, when I found the officer of the French piquet in a state of great alarm, saying that a most extraordinary...forfeited, as well as the life of the poor sentry. A sergeant was instantly sent to see :if they were in the piquet-house; when Patten came up scratching... | |
 | Hugh Allingham - 1879 - 160 pages
...truce was displayed on the French sideof the barrier, and an officer of the regiment having gone down, found the officer of the French picquet in a state...(relating the adventure), and stating that if the sentry's armswere not immediately returned, his own commission would be forfeited, as well as the life of the... | |
 | Edward Fraser - 1913 - 478 pages
...flag of truce was at the barrier. I instantly went down, when I found the officer of the French picket in a state of great alarm, saying that a most extraordinary...circumstance had occurred (relating the adventure), and saying that if the sentry's arms and accoutrements were not given back, his own commission would be... | |
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Two or three hours afterwards, just as we were about to fall in, an hour before daybreak, the sergeant came to say that a flag of .truce was at the barrier : I instantly went down, when I found the officer of the French picket in a state of great alarm,... 