 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1840 - 860 pagina’s
...letter written from Bayonne at this period run thus : " The English general's policy and the CHAP. good discipline he maintains does us more harm than...ten battles. Every peasant wishes to be under his J«numry. protection." Another source of anger was Soult's works near Bayonne, where the richer inhabitants... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1840 - 868 pagina’s
...passed with their carts and utensils into the lines of the allies. An Mal letter written from Bayonne at this period run thus : " The English general's...ten battles. Every peasant wishes to be under his Jwm»ry. protection." Another source of anger was Soult's works near Bayonne, where the richer inhabitants... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1840 - 884 pagina’s
...written from Bayonne at this period Sonlt'i run thus : " The English general's policy and the CHAP. good discipline he maintains does us more harm than...ten battles. Every peasant wishes to be under his January. protection." Another source of anger was Soult's works near Bayonne, where the richer inhabitants... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1841 - 948 pagina’s
...well-paid market for all their commodities. An official letter written from Bayonne at this period said, " The English general's policy, and the good discipline...every peasant wishes to be under his protection." The conscripts raised in all the southern provinces were indeed marched in great 'souit'. numbers into... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1841 - 1006 pagina’s
...rapine of their own government ; and one of the commissioners at the moment wrote from Bayonne — "The English general's policy, and the good discipline...does us more harm than ten battles. Every peasant withtt to be under his protection (1) ." А7^' Soult employed the two months of respite to warlike... | |
 | Archibald Alison - 1843 - 524 pagina’s
...liberal price for all their commodities. An official letter, written from Bayonne at this period, says, " The English general's policy and the good discipline...every peasant wishes to be under his protection." Wellington having, on the 8th of December, completed with accuracy his preparatory movements, ordered... | |
 | John Mitchell - 1845 - 348 pagina’s
...forces. Writing from Bayonne, one of Napoleon's commissioners makes use of the following words : — " The English General's policy, and the good discipline...Every peasant wishes to be under his protection." The avowal forms the best and fittest wreath for completing the crown of honour gained in so many victories.... | |
 | T. M. Hughes - 1847 - 382 pagina’s
...this splendid testimony;—" The English general's policy, and the good discipline he maintains, do us more harm than ten battles. Every peasant wishes to be under his protection." The principal battles are described in the order of their occurrence, and my impressions from recent... | |
 | Archibald Alison - 1853 - 570 pagina’s
...liberal price for all their commodities. An official letter, written from Bayonne at this period, says, " The English general's policy and the good discipline...every peasant wishes to be under his protection." Wellington having, on the 8th of December, completed with accuracy his preparatory movements, ordered... | |
 | Mary Atkinson Maurice - 1853 - 322 pagina’s
...troops. He said in a letter : " The English general's policy, and the good discipline he maintains, do us more harm than ten battles; every peasant wishes to be under his protection." The truth of this assertion was fully confirmed by Wellington, as well as the strong feeling of the... | |
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The English general's policy and the good discipline he maintains does us more harm than ten battles; every peasant wishes to be under his protection. 
