 | George Soane - 1839 - 838 pages
...sum if they were kept at home, and the surplus only should be charged as the expense of this war." in a great measure, on the defensive, and are carrying...you may depend upon it, the war will not last long. CHAPTER III. 1811. Blake despatched to the Attack of Seville—Wellington blockades Ciudad-Rodrigo—Marmont... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - 1842 - 1008 pages
...Spaniards to improve their military system. The contest is expensive, and affords but little or no hopes of success, excepting by tiring the French out....depend upon it the war will not last long. We may spend 10 millions a year in this country ; but it is a very erroneous notion to suppose that all that expense... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - 1851 - 994 pages
...of the war and of the French military system. They are now in a great measure on the defensive, «nd are carrying on a war of magazines. They will soon,...depend upon it the war will not last long. We may spend 10 millions a year in this country; but it is a very erroneous notion to suppose that all that expense... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - 1851 - 1026 pages
...French military system. They are now in a great measure on the defensive, and are carrying on .1 \var of magazines. They will soon, if they have not already, come upon the rtóu urces of France; and, аз soon as that is the case, you may depend upon it the war will not... | |
 | Jules Maurel - 1853 - 128 pages
...attentive mind. He writes to his brother, the Marquis Wellesley, on the 24th of August, 1811, — " We have already, in some degree, altered the nature...magazines. They will soon, if they have not already, come upou the resources of France ; and as soon as that is the case, you may depend upon it the war will... | |
 | Charles Walker Robinson - 1907 - 826 pages
...circumstances to which the people do not advert in general, but they bear upon every event of the contest. We have already in some degree altered the nature...defensive, and are carrying on a war of magazines, t They will soon, if they have not already, come upon the resources of France ; and as soon as that... | |
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We have already, in some degree, altered the nature of the war and of the French military system. They are now in a great measure on the defensive, and are carrying on a war of magazines. They will soon, if they have not already, come upon the resources... 