 They threw themselves upon the guns, and with matchless gallantry wrested them from the enemy ; but when the batteries were partially within our grasp, our soldiery had to face such a fire of musketry from the Sikh infantry, arrayed behind their guns,...  The Victories of Wellington and the British Armies - Page 485by William Hamilton Maxwell - 1852 - 528 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1816 - 838 pages
...our infantry advanced and carried these formidable intrenchments ; they threw themselves upon their guns, and with matchless gallantry wrested them from...; but when the batteries were partially within our graspi our soldiery had to face such a fire of musketry from the Sikh infantry, arrayed behind their... | |
 | 1846 - 798 pages
...our infantry advanced and carried these formidable intrenchments ; they threw themselves upon their guns, and with matchless gallantry wrested them from...within our grasp, our soldiery had to face such a tire of musketry from the Sikh infantry, arrayed behind their guns, that, in spite of the most heroic... | |
 | Henry Steinbach - 1846 - 206 pages
...face of a storm of shot and shell, our infantry advanced and carried these formidable entrenchments ; they threw themselves upon the guns, and with matchless...of the most heroic efforts, a portion only of the entrenchment could be carried. Night fell while the conflict was everywhere raging. " Although I now... | |
 | Henry HARDINGE (1st Viscount Hardinge.), Sutlej river - 1846 - 74 pages
...face of a storm of shot and shell our infantry advanced, and carried these formidable entrenchments. They threw themselves upon the guns, and with matchless...of the most heroic efforts, a portion only of the entrenchment could be carried. Night fell while the conflict was everywhere raging. Although I now... | |
 | 1846 - 840 pages
...and shell, our infantry advanced and carried these formidable entrenchments ; they threw thamselves upon the guns, and with matchless gallantry wrested...of the most heroic efforts, a portion only of the entrenchment could be carried. Night fell while the conflict was everywhere raging. Although I now... | |
 | Henry Hardinge (1st Viscount Hardinge.) - 1846 - 182 pages
...face of a storm of shot and shell, our infantry advanced and carried these formidable entrenchments ; they threw themselves upon the guns, and with matchless...infantry, arrayed behind their guns, that, in spite of their most heroic efforts, a portion only of the entrenchment could be carried. Night fell while the... | |
 | Henry Hardinge Hardinge (Viscount) - 1846 - 234 pages
...face of a storm of shot and shell, our infantry advanced and carried these formidable entrenchments; they threw themselves upon the guns, and with matchless...infantry, arrayed behind their guns, that, in spite of their most heroic efforts, a portion only of the entrenchment could be carried. Night fell while the... | |
 | 1846 - 230 pages
...face of a storm of shot and shell, our infantry advanced and carried these formidable entrenchments; they threw themselves upon the guns, and with matchless...infantry, arrayed behind their guns, that, in spite of their most heroic efforts, a portion only of the entrenchment could be carried. Night fell while the... | |
 | 1846 - 882 pages
...our infantry advanced and carried these formidable entrenchments ; they threw themselves upon their guns, and with matchless gallantry wrested them from...the Sikh infantry, arrayed behind their guns, that, ha spite of the most heroic efforts, a portion only of the entrenchment could be carried. Night fell... | |
 | Henry Thoby Prinsep - 1846 - 784 pages
...wresting them from the enemy. But when the batteries were partially within their grasp, our soldiers had to face such a fire of musketry from the Sikh...infantry arrayed behind their guns, that, in spite of heroic efforts, a portion only of the intrenchments could be carried.. Night came on whilst the conflict... | |
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