 | Edmund Burke - 1814 - 830 pages
...attack upon the enemy, the success of which obliged him to abandon a position said by his lorJship to be "one of the strongest and most difficult of access that he had jet seen occupied by tronps." }q their retreat from it, the French [L] 2 lost tost a great number of... | |
 | Hewson Clarke - 1815 - 888 pages
...upon the enemy, the success of vhich obliged him to abandon a position described by his lordship as " one of the strongest and most difficult of access that he had yet seen occupied by troops." In their retreat from it, the French lost a great number of prisoners.... | |
 | John Philippart - 1820 - 420 pages
...upon the enemy, the success of which obliged him to abandon a position said by his Lordship to be " one of the strongest and most difficult of access that he had yet seen occupied by troops." In the retreat from it, the French lost a great number of prisoners.... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1823 - 854 pages
...upon the enemy, the success of which obliged him to abandon a position said by his lordship to be " one of the strongest and most difficult of access that he had yet seen occupied by troops." In their retreat from it, the French lost a great number of prisoners.... | |
 | Thomas Hamilton - 1831 - 316 pages
...By these operations, the French were compelled to abandon a position which Lord Wellington declared to have been " one of the strongest and most difficult of access he had ever seen occupied by troops." In the meanwhile, Sir Rowland Hill having occupied the post of... | |
 | 1834 - 536 pages
...successful, and the enemy was compelled to abandon a position which the British general declared to be " one of the strongest, and most difficult of access, that he had yet seen occupied by troops." In the mean while, reinforcements had been sent to Sir Rowland Hill,... | |
 | Heaton Bowstead Robinson - 1835 - 910 pages
...short conflict, drove the enemy from their position, which Lord Wellington in his despatch described as "one of the strongest and most difficult of access that he had ever seen occupied by troops." After an unsuccessful attempt upon Sir Rowland Hill's corps by the right wing of the French army under... | |
 | Thomas Smart Hughes - 1836 - 348 pages
...firm, irresistible phalanx ; and the enemy abandoned a position, which lord Wellington described ' as one of the strongest and most difficult of access that he had ever seen occupied by troops.' Soult now commenced a retreat, closely followed by his adversaries ; but conducting it in a manner... | |
 | Thomas Smart Hughes - 1836 - 530 pages
...firm, irresistible phalanx ; and the enemy abandoned a position, which lord Wellington described ' as one of the strongest and most difficult of access that he had ever seen occupied by troops.' Soult now commenced a retreat, closely followed by his adversaries ; but conducting it in a manner... | |
 | Heaton Bowstead Robinson - 1836 - 498 pages
...conflict, drove the enemy from their position, which Lord Wellington in his despatch described as " one of the strongest and most difficult of access that he had ever seen occupied by troops." After an unsuccessful attempt upon Sir Rowland Hill's corps by the right wing of the French army under... | |
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as one of the strongest and most difficult of access that he had ever seen occupied by troops. 
