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... front of Maya- Battles in the Pyrenees - Battle before Pamplona- Sufferings of our army on the heights - Crosses the Nive - Battle of Bayonne - Severe fighting before Aris . BATTLE of Toulouse - Remarkable occurrence - Returns to ...
... front of Maya- Battles in the Pyrenees - Battle before Pamplona- Sufferings of our army on the heights - Crosses the Nive - Battle of Bayonne - Severe fighting before Aris . BATTLE of Toulouse - Remarkable occurrence - Returns to ...
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... front , in the most hi- deous manner , while it hangs down their backs be- low the waist . When they dress , they stick in it feathers and flowers , and walk about in all the pride of ugliness . The men are short of stature , stout made ...
... front , in the most hi- deous manner , while it hangs down their backs be- low the waist . When they dress , they stick in it feathers and flowers , and walk about in all the pride of ugliness . The men are short of stature , stout made ...
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... front . They had a very strong position on a hill . The 29th advanced up the hill , not perceiving an ambush of the enemy , which they had placed on each side of the road . As soon as the 29th was right between them , they gave a volley ...
... front . They had a very strong position on a hill . The 29th advanced up the hill , not perceiving an ambush of the enemy , which they had placed on each side of the road . As soon as the 29th was right between them , they gave a volley ...
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... front , amidst snow , rain , and storms . Fires were then lighted , and we commenced our retreat after dark . Before our reserve left Lugo , general orders were issued , warning and exhorting us to keep or- der , and to march together ...
... front , amidst snow , rain , and storms . Fires were then lighted , and we commenced our retreat after dark . Before our reserve left Lugo , general orders were issued , warning and exhorting us to keep or- der , and to march together ...
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Constable's miscellany of original and selected publications Constable and co, ltd Visualização integral - 1831 |
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Andalusia arms arrived artillery Astorga attack battle bayonets began bridge brigade British camp cannon cavalry charge Colonel column commanded commenced comrades corps Corunna covered death despatched detachment distance division dragoons Duke Duke of Wellington embarkation Emperor encamped enemy enemy's English fatigue fell fire followed force formed France French army front Galicia gave ground guard guns halted heights hill honour horse houses hussars infantry inhabitants King Joseph La Mancha leagues looked Lord Lord Wellington Madrid Marshal Ney Marshal Soult Marshal Victor ment military morning mountains moved Napoleon neral never night o'clock occupied officers passed picquets Portugal Portuguese position posts prisoners Prussians quarters rain rear regiment remained retired retreat returned river road Romana Ronda sent shot side Sir David Baird Sir John Moore soldiers soon Spain Spaniards Spanish army stood Tagus tion took town troops village Wellington whole wounded
Passagens conhecidas
Página 188 - We thought as we hollowed his narrow bed And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, — But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him.
Página 188 - But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory! We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory.
Página 229 - Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." Sir Roderick marked, — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which warriors feel In foemen worthy of their steel.
Página 187 - By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.
Página 187 - With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And -we spoke not a word of sorrow; But we steadfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow.
Página 186 - NOT a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried.
Página 285 - Marshal had promised me, that in case we should be attacked, he would support me with one or more corps, as might be necessary.
Página 181 - General, discovering the mistake, said to them, " My brave 42d, join your comrades : ammunition is coming, and you have your bayonets !" Upon this, they instantly moved forward.
Página 281 - We maintained our position also, and completely defeated and repulsed all the enemy's attempts to get possession of it. The enemy repeatedly attacked us with a large body of cavalry and infantry, supported by a numerous and powerful artillery ; he made several charges with the cavalry upon our infantry, but all were repulsed in the steadiest manner.
Página 285 - Sainte, as the detachment of the light battalion of the legion which occupied it had expended all its ammunition, and the enemy occupied the only communication there was with them. The enemy repeatedly charged our infantry with his cavalry, but these attacks were uniformly unsuccessful, and they afforded opportunity to our cavalry to charge ; in one of which, Lord E.