 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1840 - 860 pagina’s
...was the slaughter, especially of the ninetysecond, that it is said the advancing enemy was Appendix, actually stopped by the heaped mass of dead and dying...mingled together they stood or crawled before its fire. It was in this state of affairs that general Stewart, CHAP. V. returning from Elizondo by the mountain... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1839 - 1048 pagina’s
...and thus maintained the fight; but so dreadful was the slaughter, especially of the ninety-second, that it is said the advancing enemy was actually stopped by the heaped mass of dead and dying;1 and then the left wing of that noble regiment coming down from the higher ground smote wounded... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1839 - 1060 pagina’s
...and thus maintained the fight; but so dreadful was the slaughter, especially of the ninety-second, that it is said the advancing enemy was actually stopped by the heaped mass of dead and dying;1 and then the left wing of that noble regiment coming down from the higher ground smote wounded... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1840 - 862 pagina’s
...was the slaughter, especially of the ninetysecond, that it is said the advancing enemy was Appendix, actually stopped by the heaped mass of dead and dying...mingled together they stood or crawled before its fire. Jt was in this state of affairs that general Stewart, returning from Elizondo by the mountain road,... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1840 - 884 pagina’s
...was the slaughter, especially of the ninetysecond, that it is said the advancing enemy was Appendix, actually stopped by the heaped mass of dead and dying...mingled together they stood or crawled before its fire. Jt was in this state of affairs that general Stewart, returning from Elizondo by the mountain road,... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1840 - 868 pagina’s
...was the slaughter, especially of the ninetysecond, that it is said the advancing enemy was Appendix, actually stopped by the heaped mass of dead and dying...mingled together they stood or crawled before its fire. It was in this state of affairs that general Stewart, returning from Elizondo by the mountain road,... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1842 - 500 pagina’s
...and thus maintained the fight; but so dreadful was the slaughter, especially of the ninety-second, that it is said the advancing enemy was actually stopped...mingled together they stood or crawled before its fire. It was in this state of affairs that General Stewart, returning from Elisondo by the mountain road,... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1852 - 570 pagina’s
...the slaughter, especially of the 92nd, that the enemy was, it is said, actually stopped for a time by the heaped mass of dead and dying ; and then the...noble regiment, coming down from the higher ground, was forced to smite wounded friends and exulting foes alike, as mingled together they stood or crawled... | |
 | University magazine - 1854 - 790 pagina’s
...the Portugese guns into action, and thus maintained the fight ; but so dreadful was the slaughter, that it is said the advancing enemy was actually stopped by the heapedup mass of dead and dying. .... The stem valour of the 92nd would have graced Tliermopylte."... | |
 | Archibald Clerk - 1858 - 142 pagina’s
...into action, and thus maintained the fight; but so dreadful was the slaughter, especially of the 92d, that it is said the advancing enemy was actually stopped...mingled together they stood or crawled before its wasting fire. Never did soldiers fight better — seldom so well. The stern valour of the 92d would... | |
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Portuguese guns into action and thus maintained the fight; but so dreadful was the slaughter, especially of the ninety-second, that it is said the advancing enemy was actually stopped by the heaped mass of dead and dying ;* and then the left wing of that... 
