 | 1807 - 616 pages
...had been opened, but during the night and under our fire ,the enemy had barricadood it with hides, so as to render it nearly impracticable. The night...column missed the breach; and when it was approached it •£> so shut up that it was mistaken for ^B untouched wall. In this vtuntion the trfep* remained... | |
 | John Goulston Price Tucker - 1807 - 74 pages
...breach had been open, but during the night, and under our fire, the enemy had barricadoed it with hides, so as to render it nearly impracticable. The night...breach, and when it was approached it was so shut up, that it was mistaken for the untouched wall. In this situation the troops remained under a heavy fire... | |
 | 1808 - 1142 pages
...but, during the night, and ifoder our fire, the enemy had barricaded it with hides, so as to reader it nearly impracticable. -The night was extremely...; and, when it was approached, it was so shut up, that it wa» mistaken for the untouched. (G4) wall, PRINCIPAL wall. In this situation the troops remained... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1809 - 1484 pages
...breach had been open ; but during the night, and undue our fire, the juemy had barricaded it with hides, so as to render it nearly impracticable. — The night...breach ; and when it was approached, it was so shut up, that it was mistaken for the untouched wall. In this situation the troops remained under a heavy lire... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1809 - 1138 pages
...breach had been open ; but durirg the night, and under our fire, the enemy had barricaded it with hides, so as to render it nearly impracticable. — The night...breach ; and when it was approached, it was so shut up, that it was mistaken for the untouched wall. In this situation the troops remained under a heavy fire... | |
 | 1809 - 1080 pages
...liad been open ; but during the night, and under our tire, the enemy had barricadoed it with hides, so as to render it nearly impracticable. The night...missed the breach; and when it was approached, it Has so shut up that it was mistaken for the untouched wall. In this situ, ation, our men remained under... | |
 | 1810 - 558 pages
...Thou light'st his father to the grave. * " The morning was extremely dark, in consequence of which, the head of the column missed the breach ; and when it was approached, it was so shut up, that it was mistaken for the untouched wall. In this situation, the troops remained, under a heavy... | |
 | 1810 - 560 pages
...Thou light'st his father to the grave. \ * " ,The morning was extremely dark, in consequence of which, the head of the column missed the breach ; and when it was approached, it was so shut up, that it was mistaken for the untouched wall. In this situation, the troops remained, under a heavy... | |
 | Edward Pelham Brenton - 1825 - 610 pages
...breach had been open, but during the night, and under the fire, the enemy had barricadoed it with hides, so as to render it nearly impracticable. The night...breach, and when it was approached it was so shut up that it was mistaken for the untouched walls. In this situation the troops remained under a heavy fire... | |
 | John William Norie - 1827 - 632 pages
...but during the night, and under the fire of the assailants, the enemy had barricadoed it with hides, so as to render it nearly impracticable. The night...breach, and when it was approached, it was so shut up, that it was mistaken for the untouched wall. In this situation the troops remained under a heavy fire... | |
| |
Enemy had barricadoed it with hides, so as to render it nearly impracticable. The night was extremely dark. The head of the column missed the breach, and when it was approached it was so shut up, that it was mistaken for the untouched wall. In this situation... 
