 In vain did Soult with voice and gesture animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans break from the crowded columns and sacrifice their lives to gain time for the mass to open out on such a fair field ; in vain did the mass itself bear up,...  Life of ... the duke of Wellington - Seite 194von Andrew Redman Bonar - 1850Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1833 - 610 Seiten
...recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult, by...sacrifice their lives to gain time for the mass to open on such a fair field ; in vain did the mass itself bear up, and fiercely striving, fire indiscriminately... | |
 | William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1831 - 906 Seiten
...recovering, they cloned on their terrible enemies ; and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult, by...crowded columns, sacrifice their lives to gain time for th* mass to open out on such a fair field ; in v.,in did the mass itself bear up, and, fiercely striving,... | |
 | Memoirs - 1835 - 460 Seiten
...their enemies, the strength and intrepidity of a British soldier were exhibited in deeds seldom seen. In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his...their lives to gain time for the mass to open out, on so fair a field ; in vain did the mass itself bear up, and fiercely striving, fire indiscriminately... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1839 - 890 Seiten
...recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult, by...themselves from the crowded columns, sacrifice their lives lo gain time for the mass to open out on such a fair field ; in vain did the mass itself bear up, and... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1839 - 900 Seiten
...and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier tights. In vain did Símil, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain...the crowded columns, sacrifice their lives to gain lime for the mass to open out on such a fair field ; in vain did the mass itself bear up, and fiercely... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1840 - 918 Seiten
...seen with infantry what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights. gams yie ^ ^.^ ^.^ S^jt ^y voice and gesture animate his Frenchmen ; in vain...veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded column, sacrifice their lives to gain time and space for the mass to open out on such a fair field... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1840 - 740 Seiten
...and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult with voice and gesture animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans break from the crowded columns and sacrifice their lives to gain time for the mass to open out on such... | |
 | sir William Francis P. Napier - 1840 - 798 Seiten
...and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult with voice and gesture animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans break from the crowded columns and sacrifice their lives to gain time for the mass to open out on such... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1841 - 894 Seiten
...terrible cne%, my : and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the Brih ish soldier tights. In vain did Soult by voice and gesture animate his...veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded column, sacrifice their lives to gain time and space for the mass to open out on such a fair field... | |
 | Archibald Alison - 1843 - 524 Seiten
...Peninsular War, " they closed on their terrible enemy ; and then was seen with what strength and majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult, by...veterans, extricating themselves from the crowded column, sacrifice their lives to gain time and space for the mass to open out on such a fair field... | |
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