 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1833 - 740 pagina’s
...onwards as to an assured victory : they wavered, hesitated, and then vomiting forth a storm of fire, hastily endeavoured to enlarge their front, while...staggered like sinking ships. But suddenly and sternly CHAP. recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, '. — and then was seen with what a strength... | |
 | 1833 - 610 pagina’s
...killed ; Cole, and the three colonels, Ellis, Blakeney, and Hawkeshawe fell wounded ; and the Fusileer battalions, struck by the iron tempest, reeled and staggered like sinking ships. Suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with what... | |
 | 1831 - 652 pagina’s
...and the fuzileer battalions, struck by the iron tempest, reeled, and staggered like sinking ships. Suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed on their...majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans, extricating themselves... | |
 | William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1831 - 906 pagina’s
...iron tempest, reeled and staggureil like sinking ships. Suddenly and sternly recovering, they cloned on their terrible enemies ; and then was seen with...majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans, extricating themselves... | |
 | Thomas Smart Hughes - 1836 - 348 pagina’s
...killed ; Cole, and the three colonels, Ellis, Blakeney, and Hawkshawe, fell wounded ; and the fusileer battalions, struck by the iron tempest, reeled and staggered like sinking ships : suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies ; and then was seen with what... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1839 - 890 pagina’s
...was killed ; Cole, the three colonels, Kllis, Ulakeney, and Hawkshawc, fell wounded; and the fusilier battalions, struck by the iron tempest, reeled, and...majesty the British soldier fights. In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen; in vain did the hardiest veterans, extricating themselves... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1839 - 900 pagina’s
...was killed ; Cole, the three colonels, Ellis, Blakency, and Hawkshawc, fell wounded; and the fusilier battalions, struck by the iron tempest, reeled, and...with what a strength and majesty the British soldier tights. In vain did Símil, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest... | |
 | Andrew Redman Bonar - 1845 - 472 pagina’s
...battalions, struck by the iron tempest, reeled an) staggered like sinking ships. Snddenly and stern) recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies and then was seen with what a strength and maje^ the British soldier fights. " In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, an mate his Frenchmen... | |
 | Thomas Smart Hughes - 1846 - 500 pagina’s
...killed ; Cole, and the three colonels, Ellis, Blakeney, and Hawkshawe, fell wounded ; and the fusileer battalions, struck by the iron tempest, reeled and...their terrible enemies; and then was seen with what strength and majesty a British soldier fights: in vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1846 - 738 pagina’s
...says Colonel Napier, in strains of sublime military eloquence, ' they closed on their terrible enemy ; and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British Soldier fights. In vain did Soult by voice and gesture animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans, extricating themselves... | |
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But suddenly and sternly recovering, they closed on their terrible enemies, and then was seen with what a strength and majesty the British soldier fights In vain did Soult, by voice and gesture, animate his Frenchmen ; in vain did the hardiest veterans,... 
