 Hundreds fell under this cannonade ; hundreds upon hundreds were drowned in attempting the perilous passage. Their awful slaughter, confusion, and dismay were such as would have excited compassion in the hearts of their generous conquerors, if the Khalsa...  The Anglo-Saxon Review - Pagina 2401899Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | John Douglas Sutherland Campbell Duke of Argyll - 1901 - 472 pagina’s
...them in masses over the bridge and into the Sutlej, which a sudden rise had rendered hardly fordable. Hundreds upon hundreds were drowned in attempting the perilous passage. Their awful slaughter would have excited compassion had they not sullied their gallantry by mangling every wounded soldier... | |
 | Robert Sangster Rait - 1903 - 474 pagina’s
...artillery a terrible Assyal Scale. o soo -tow woo Jorveyni "by (Lieuf: StrcLctuy \SenaalEn. J Li* ~ ^ carnage. Hundreds fell under this cannonade ; hundreds...generous conquerors, if the Khalsa troops had not, in the earlier part of the action, sullied their gallantry by slaughtering and barbarously mangling every... | |
 | 1846 - 798 pagina’s
...rendered hardly fordable. In their efforts to reach the right bank, through the deepened water, they suffered from our horse artillery a terrible carnage. Hundreds fell under this caunonade; hundreds upon bunШ6.] dreds were drowned in attempting the perilous passage. Their awful... | |
 | Harold Carmichael Wylly - 1908 - 482 pagina’s
...rendered hardly fordable. In their efforts to reach the right bank through the deepened water, they suffered from our horse artillery a terrible carnage....generous conquerors, if the Khalsa troops had not, in the earlier part of the action, sullied their gallantry by slaughtering and barbarously mangling every... | |
 | Gabrielle Festing - 1914 - 526 pagina’s
...in flight to the Sutlej, which had risen seven inches, while our horse artillery mowed them down. " Hundreds fell under this cannonade ; hundreds upon...were drowned in attempting the perilous passage." By eleven o'clock the battle of Sobraon was over. More than once on that day was it proved that all... | |
 | Great Britain. Army. 3rd Dragoons. (King's Own Hussars) - 1927 - 208 pagina’s
...rendered hardly fordable. In their efforts to reach the right bank through the deepened water, they suffered from our horse artillery a terrible carnage....were drowned in attempting the perilous passage." ..." Sixty-seven pieces of cannon, upwards of 200 camel swivels (Zumboorucks) , numerous standards,... | |
 | 1846 - 842 pagina’s
...fordable. In their efforts to reach the right bank, through the deepened water, they suffered Irom our horse artillery a terrible carnage. Hundreds fell...generous conquerors, if the Khalsa troops had not, in tbeearly part of the action, sullied their gallantry by slaughtering and barbarously mangling every... | |
 | Edward Hungerford Goddard - 1878 - 870 pagina’s
...rendered hardly fordable. In their efforts to reach the right bank through the deepened water, they suffered from our horse artillery a terrible carnage....of their generous conquerors, if the Khalsa troops (the Sikhs) had not, in the earlier part of the action, sullied their gallantry by slaughtering and... | |
 | 1846 - 674 pagina’s
...through the deepened water, they suffered from our Horse Artillery a terrible carnage. Hundreds tell under this cannonade; hundreds upon hundreds were drowned in attempting the perilous Their awful daughter, confusion, and dismay were such as would have excited n in the hearts of their... | |
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