 | 1813 - 1008 pages
...privaiioiu, which but bitting attention On the part of the officer« could not have prevented, and for which there existed no reason whatever in the nature of the »ervice ; nor has it suffered any hardships, excepting those resulting from the necessity of being... | |
 | 1812 - 724 pages
...and for which there exisU-d no reason whatever in the nature of thi: service ; nor has it suflered any hardships, excepting those resulting from the...must be obvious, however, to every officer, that from tiie moment the troops commenced their retreat from the neighbourhood of Burgos on the oue hand, and... | |
 | 1812 - 640 pages
...privations, which but trifling attention on the part uf the Officers could not have prevented, *nd for which there existed no reason whatever in the nature of the service ; nor ha» it Buffered any hardships, e?<cepting those resulting from the necessity of hfinjfx:•••>•.!... | |
 | 1813 - 744 pages
...suffered no privations which but trifling attention on the part of the officers could have prevented, and for which there existed no reason whatever, in the nature of the service." This is another most admissible fact. There were divisions of the army which suffered no privations,... | |
 | Hewson Clarke - 1815 - 622 pages
...privation*, which but trifling attention on the part of the officers, cou'd not have preveutcd, and for which there existed no reason whatever in the nature of the service ; nor has it suffer ed any hardships, excepting those resulting from the necessity of being exposed to the inclemencies... | |
 | Christopher Kelly - 1817 - 550 pages
...privations, which but trifling attention on the part of the officers could not have prevented ; and for which there existed no reason whatever in the...being exposed to the inclemencies of the weather at a time when they were most severe. It must be obvious, however, to every officer, that from the moment... | |
 | Christopher Kelly - 1818 - 568 pages
...privations, which but trifling attention on the part of the officers could not have prevented ; and for which there existed no reason whatever in the...being exposed to the inclemencies of the weather at a time when they were most severe. It most be obvious, however, to every officer, that from the moment... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - 1837 - 718 pages
...privations, which but trifling attention on the part of the Officers could not have prevented, and for which there existed no reason whatever in the...the weather, at a moment when they were most severe. moment the troops commenced their retreat from the neighbourhood of Burgos on the one hand, and from... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - 1839 - 1026 pages
...privations, which but trifling attention on the part of the Officers could not have prevented, and for which there existed no reason whatever in the...the weather, at a moment when they were most severe. moment the troops commenced their retreat from the neighbourhood of Burgos on the one hand, and from... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1840 - 918 pages
...•which but trifling attention on the part of the officers could not law prevented ; it has suffered no hardships excepting those resulting from the necessity...being exposed to the inclemencies of the weather at a Never was a document published by a British com- CHAP. mander which produced a stronger sensation,... | |
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... than any army with which I have ever served, or of which I have ever read ; yet this army has met with no disaster; it has suffered no privations, which but trifling attention on the part of the officers could not have prevented ; and for which there... 
