 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1836 - 794 pagina’s
...Mombeltran, to march upon Valladolid while the Partidas of that quarter should harass the march of Leva! from Madrid. Meanwhile the Spanish troops in Estremadura...eager to strike, as well to escape from the Portuguese politics as to keep pace with Napoleon's efforts in Germany, the English general was mortified by having... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1836 - 774 pagina’s
...destined to pass that river and turn the line of the Duero. Thus seventy thousand Portuguese SJ|AP. and British, eight thousand Spaniards from Estre madura,...eager to strike, as well to escape from the Portuguese politics as to keep pace with Napoleon's efforts in Germany, the English general was mortified by having... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1836 - 754 pagina’s
...destined to pass that river and turn the line of the Duero. Thus seventy thousand Portuguese CHAP. and British, eight thousand Spaniards from Estre madura,...eager to strike, as well to escape from the Portuguese politics as to keep pace with Napoleon's efforts in Germany, the English general was mortified by having... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1839 - 1060 pagina’s
...against the surprised and separated masses of the enemy would drive them refluent to the Pyrenees. A grand design and grandly it was executed ! For high...eager to strike, as well to escape from the Portuguese politics as lo keep pace with Napoleon's efforts in Germany, the English general was morliGcd by having... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1839 - 1048 pagina’s
...against the surprised and separated masses of the enemy would drive them refluent to the Pyrenees. A grand design and grandly it was executed ! For high...and waving his hand cried out " Farewell Portugal! " liut while straining every nerve, and eager to strike, as well to escape from the Portuguese polities... | |
 | George Soane - 1839 - 838 pagina’s
...confidence in himself and his brave veterans. both men and leader marching as to assured victory. It is said that in passing the stream, which marks the frontier...rose in his stirrups and, waving his hand, cried out triumphantly, " Farewell, Portugal!" a burst of feeling which is the more remarkable, as it was altogether... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1841 - 1006 pagina’s
...defeat of the enemy, and the permanent transference of the seat of war to the north of the Peninsula, that, in passing the stream which marks the frontier...Spain, he rose in his stirrups, and waving his hand, exclaimed — " Farewdli Portugal (1)!" нл rf,nnr„ Tlie march of the Duke del Parquc's army and... | |
 | Richard H. Horne - 1841 - 668 pagina’s
...Pyrenees, and so confident was he of success, that as he passed the river which marks the frontiers of Spain, he rose in his stirrups, and, waving his hand, cried out,—" Farewell Portugal!" LL When rumours of the movements of the British commander-inchief made his intentions apparent, Joseph... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1842 - 500 pagina’s
...against the surprised and separated masses of the enemy would drive them refluent to the Pyrenees. A grand design and grandly it was executed ! For high...while straining every nerve, and eager to strike, аз well to escape from the Portuguese politics as to keep pace with Napoleon's efforts in Germany,... | |
 | 1842 - 796 pagina’s
...the enemy, would drive them refluent to the Pvrenees. A grand design, and grandly it was executed 1 For high in heart and strong of hand, Wellington's...and waving his hand, cried out 'Farewell. Portugal!' • • • « " Never had a campaign opened with brighter promise, nor proceeded with more continued... | |
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A grand design and grandly it was executed ! For high in heart and strong of hand Wellington's veterans marched to the encounter, the glories of twelve victories played about their bayonets, and he the leader so proud and confident, that in passing the... 
