The great battles of the British army1869 |
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... strong body of Genoese crossbowmen , who galled them sorely ; but the English archers " shot so well together " that they forced all their opponents to give way , upon which Edward cleared the bank of the river ; and while part of his ...
... strong body of Genoese crossbowmen , who galled them sorely ; but the English archers " shot so well together " that they forced all their opponents to give way , upon which Edward cleared the bank of the river ; and while part of his ...
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... strong . But they were quite fatigued , having that day marched six leagues on foot , completely armed , and carrying their heavy crossbows . Thus they told the constable that they were not in a state to do any great exploit of battle ...
... strong . But they were quite fatigued , having that day marched six leagues on foot , completely armed , and carrying their heavy crossbows . Thus they told the constable that they were not in a state to do any great exploit of battle ...
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... strong and important place , a siege , or rather a blockade , which lasted nearly a year , and which was enlivened by many brilliant feats of arms . An im- mediate consequence of his victory at Crecy was the with- drawing of the Duke of ...
... strong and important place , a siege , or rather a blockade , which lasted nearly a year , and which was enlivened by many brilliant feats of arms . An im- mediate consequence of his victory at Crecy was the with- drawing of the Duke of ...
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... strong position , among hedges , vineyards , and bushes . " ( 6 On the following morning , Sunday , the 18th of September , John drew out his host in order of battle : he had , it is said , sixty thousand horse , besides foot ; while ...
... strong position , among hedges , vineyards , and bushes . " ( 6 On the following morning , Sunday , the 18th of September , John drew out his host in order of battle : he had , it is said , sixty thousand horse , besides foot ; while ...
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... strong enough to besiege Paris ; the Dauphin wisely declined a challenge to come out and fight ; and in the month of April , a want of provisions compelled Edward to lead his army towards Brittany . His route was soon covered by men and ...
... strong enough to besiege Paris ; the Dauphin wisely declined a challenge to come out and fight ; and in the month of April , a want of provisions compelled Edward to lead his army towards Brittany . His route was soon covered by men and ...
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Seite 327 - 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, and, fiercely striving, fire indiscriminately...
Seite 284 - I hope the People of England will be satisfied! - I hope my Country will do me justice!
Seite 286 - By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, - And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Not in sheet or in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.
Seite 414 - Macdonald, and afterwards of Colonel Home ; and I am happy to add, that it was maintained throughout the day with the utmost gallantry by these brave troops, notwithstanding the repeated efforts of large bodies of the enemy to obtain possession of it. This attack upon the right of our centre was...
Seite 283 - It is as well as it is. I had rather it should go out of the field with me ;" and in that manner, so becoming to a soldier, Moore was borne from the fight.
Seite 190 - I begged the general officers to consult together for the public utility. They are all of opinion, that (as more ships and provisions have now got above the town) they should try, by conveying up a corps of four or five thousand men (which is nearly the whole strength of the army, after the Points of Levi and Orleans are left in a proper state of defence), to draw the enemy...
Seite 423 - ... express to you the regret and sorrow with which I look round me, and contemplate the loss which I have sustained, particularly in your brother. The glory resulting from such actions, so dearly bought, is no consolation to me, and I cannot suggest it as any to you and his friends ; but I hope that it may be expected that this last one has been so decisive, as that no doubt remains that our exertions and our individual losses will be rewarded by the early attainment of our just object. It is then...
Seite 191 - In this situation, there is such a choice of difficulties that I own myself at a loss how to determine. The affairs of Great Britain, I know, require the most vigorous measures ; but then the courage of a handful of brave men should be exerted only where there is some hope of a favourable event.
Seite 327 - ... by the incessant vigour of the attack to the farthest edge of the hill. In vain did the French reserves...
Seite 478 - Sutlej with its infantry and artillery. I considered it probable that some act of aggression would be committed by parties of plunderers, for the purpose of compelling the British Government to interfere, to which course the Sikh chiefs knew I was most averse ; but...