 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,...  Medals of the British Army: And how They Were Won - Page 89by Thomas Carter - 1861 - 192 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1831 - 906 pages
...iron tempest, reeled and staggureil like sinking ships. Suddenly and sternly recovering, they cloned on their terrible enemies ; and then was seen with...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,... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1839 - 890 pages
...tempest, reeled, and staggered like sinking ships. But suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with...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 pages
...tempest, reeled, and staggered like sinking ships. But suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier tights. In vain did SÃmil, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1840 - 740 pages
...iron tempest, reeled and staggered like sinking ships. But suddenly and sternly recovering they closed on their terrible enemies ; and then was seen with...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... | |
 | sir William Francis P. Napier - 1840 - 798 pages
...iron tempest, reeled and staggered like sinking ships. But suddenly and sternly recovering they closed on their terrible enemies ; and then was seen with...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... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1840 - 918 pages
...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... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1841 - 894 pages
...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 pages
...History of the Peninsular War, " they closed on their terrible enemy ; and then was seen with what strength and majesty the British soldier fights. In...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... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1843 - 1252 pages
...enemy; and then was infantry seen wjth what a strength and majesty the British gams the _ " . day. soldier fights. In vain did Soult by voice and gesture...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... | |
 | Andrew Redman Bonar - 1845 - 472 pages
...iron tempest, reeled an) staggered like sinking ships. Snddenly and stern) recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies and then was seen with what a strength and maje^ the British soldier fights. " In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, an mate his Frenchmen... | |
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