 | John Douglas Sutherland Campbell Duke of Argyll - 1901 - 472 pagina’s
...of seventeen pieces of artillery, our infantry using that neverfailing weapon — the bayonet. The conflict was maintained during an hour and a half of dim starlight. " But the Sikhs only retired to Ferozeshah, where, in an in trenched camp, they numbered at least fifty... | |
 | Robert Sangster Rait - 1903 - 474 pagina’s
...disposition of the troops for the frontal attack. never-failing weapon, the bayonet 1, whenever they stood. Night only saved them from worse disaster, for this stout conflict was maintained during one hour and a half of dim starlight, amidst a cloud of dust from the sandy plain, which yet more obscured... | |
 | 1846 - 798 pagina’s
...the loss of seventeen pieces of artillery, some of them of heavy calibre; our infantrv ^ using that never-failing weapon the bayonet, whenever the enemy...during an hour and a half of dim starlight, amidst a clond of dust from the sandy plain, which yet more obscured every object." The more awful combats of... | |
 | Henry Morris - 1907 - 250 pagina’s
...his cavalry was successfully met, and the Sikhs were driven from each position, the conflict being maintained during an hour and a half of dim starlight, amidst a cloud of dust which made it difficult to distinguish between friend and foe. " We advanced through some jungle,"... | |
 | Great Britain. Army. 3rd Dragoons. (King's Own Hussars) - 1927 - 208 pagina’s
...slaughter and the loss of 17 pieces of artillery, some of them of heavy calibre ; our infantry using that never-failing weapon the bayonet whenever the enemy...sandy plain, which yet more obscured every object." The Sikhs retired to their position at Ferozeshah, after suffering heavy loss. Their strength upon... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1846 - 1190 pagina’s
...and the loss of seventeen pieces of artillery, some of them of heavy calibre; our infantry using that neverfailing weapon, the bayonet, whenever the enemy stood. Night only saved them fi-om worse disaster, for this stout VOL. LXXXVII. conflict was maintained during an hour and a half... | |
 | 1846 - 842 pagina’s
...and the loss of seventeen pieces of artillery, some of them of heavy calibre; our infantry using that neverfailing weapon, the bayonet, whenever the enemy...sandy plain, which yet more obscured every object I regret to say, this gallant and successful attack was attended with considerable loss ; the force... | |
 | 1846 - 670 pagina’s
...and the losa of seventeen pieces of aruQery, some of them of heavY calibre; our infantry using that never-failing weapon, the bayonet, whenever the enemy...sandy plain, which yet more obscured every object. I regret to say, this gallant and successful attack was attended with considerable loss ; the force... | |
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Sikh army that they had met with a foe they little expected ; and their whole force was driven from position after position with great slaughter, and the loss of seventeen pieces of artillery, some of them of heavy calibre; our infantry using that neverfailing... 
