 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - 1838 - 650 pages
...carried our Arapiles, or he would have confined us entirely to our position. This was not to be endured, and we fell upon him, turning his left flank; and...Spaniards to continue to occupy the castle of Alba de Tonnes. . had evacuated it, I believe, before he knew my wishes ; and he was afraid to let me know... | |
 | 1838 - 584 pages
...carried our Arapiles, or he would have confined ui entirely to our position. This was not to be endured, and we fell upon him, turning his left flank, and I never saw an army receive iuch nbettrng'—Lttteroftbe Earlaf Wellington to Sir T. flruhnm, Floret ile Avila, -J(A Ju/y, 1812.... | |
 | sir James Edward Alexander - 1840 - 620 pages
...carried our Arapiles, or he would have confined us entirely to our position. This was not to be endured, and we fell upon him, turning his left flank, and I never saw an army receive such a beating." So close was the conqueror in pursuit, that he reached Valladolid on the 30th of July, when, finding... | |
 | 1840 - 700 pages
...confined us entirely to our position. This was not to be endured, and we fell upon him, turning hie left flank, and I never saw an army receive such a beating.' — Wellington Dispatches, vol ix. p. 809. What force, what simplicity, what true grandeur, even in... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1845 - 654 pages
...success, Bock's heavy dragoons, under a destructive musketry, formed, charged, and totally * Napier. t " I had desired the Spaniards to continue to occupy...evacuated it, I believe, before he knew my wishes; and dispersed the remaining squares ; and while many fugitives were cut down, more than five hundred of... | |
 | Great Britain. Army, William Hamilton Maxwell - 1847 - 560 pages
...carried our Arapiles, or he would have confined us entirely to our position. This was not to be endured, and we fell upon him, turning his left -flank ; and...to continue to occupy the castle of Alba de Tormes ; i had evacuated it, I believe, before he knew my wishes ; and he was afraid to let me know that he... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - 1851 - 1026 pages
...our Arapiles, or he •would have confined us entirely to our position. This was not to be endured, and we fell upon him, turning his left flank ; and...Tormes. - had evacuated it, I believe, before he knew my and he was afraid to let me know that he had done so; and I did not it till I found no enemy at the... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1852 - 558 pages
...carried our Arapiles, or he would have confined us entirely to our position. This was not to be endured, and we fell upon him, turning his left flank ; and...to let me know that he had done so ; and I did not know'it till I found no enemy at the fords of the Tormes. When I lost sight of them in the dark, I... | |
 | Jules Maurel - 1853 - 128 pages
...carried our Arapiles, or he wrjuld have confined us entirely to our position. This was not to be endured, and we fell upon him, turning his left flank; and I never saw an army receive such a beating." * , This campaign did not end so well as it had begun ; Wellington broke down at Burgos. A commander... | |
 | Charles Mac Farlane - 1853 - 550 pages
...went on as it ought ; and there never was an army so beaten in so short a time We fell upon Marmont, turning his left flank; and I never saw an army receive such a beating." * * Letter to Lord Bathurst, and Letter to Sir Thomas Graham. CAMPAIGN OF 1812 (continuett), HAVING... | |
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... carried our Arapiles, or he would have confined us entirely to our position. This was not to be endured, and we fell upon him, turning his left flank ; and I never saw an army receive such a beating. 
