 | 1811 - 612 sider
...ground «ver which the troops bad to manoeuvre being a plain, thinly scattered with oak and cork trees, my object of course was to place a body of troops so as to cut "II the retreat of the enemy by any of tluse rouds. The troops moved from their bivouack near Al< uesca,... | |
 | 1813 - 532 sider
...ground over which the troops had to manœuvre being a plain, thinly scattered with oak and cork trees, my object of course was to place a body of troops so as to cut off the retreat of the enemy by any of these roads. The troops moved from their bivouack near Alcuesca, about two o'clock in the morning... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 sider
...ground over which the troops had to manoeuvre being s plain, 'thinly scattered with oak and cork trees, my object of course was to place a body of troops so as to cut off the retreat of the enemy by any of these roads. The troops moved from their bivouack near Alcuesca, about two o'clock in the morning... | |
 | 1813 - 544 sider
...ground over whkl the troops had to manoeuvre being • plain, thinly scattered with oak ani cork trees, my object of course was to place a body of troops so as to cutof the retreat of the enemy by any ol these roads. The troops moved from their bivo»ack near Alcuesca,... | |
 | Francis L. Clarke, William Dunlap - 1814 - 446 sider
...troops were to mauceuvre being it plain, thinly scattered with oak and cork trees, Gcueral Hill's object was, to place a body of troops so as to cut off the retreat mot the enemy, either to T ruxillo or Mrrida : he, therefore, moved ? the army from their, bivouack... | |
 | Christopher Kelly - 1817 - 550 sider
...troops were to manœuvre being a plain, thinly scattered with oak and corktrees, General Hill's object was to place a body of troops so as to cut off the retreat of the enemy either to Truxillo or Merida. He accordingly moved the army from their bivouac, near Alcuesca, about... | |
 | Francis L. Clarke - 1817 - 630 sider
...troops were to manoeuvre being a plain, thinly scattered with oak and cork trees, General Hill's object was to place a body of troops so as to cut off the retreat of the enemy, either to Truxillo or Merida : he, therefore, moved the army from their bivouack (or resting place... | |
 | Shropshire gazetteer - 1824 - 1028 sider
...troops were to manomvre being a plain, thinly scattered with oak and cork trees, Lord Hill's object was to place a body of troops so as to cut off the retreat of the enemy either to Truxillo or Merida: he, therefore, moved the army from their bivouac (or resting-place without... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1825 - 854 sider
...ground over which the troops had to manoeuvre being a plain, thinly scattered with oak and cork trees, my object of course was to place a body of troops so as to cut off the retreat of the enemy by any of these roads. The troops moved from the bivouack near Alcuesca, about two o'clock in the morning... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - 1838 - 684 sider
...from Alcuescar, and the road to Medellin passes between those to Truxillo and Merida, the grounds over which the troops had to manoeuvre being a plain thinly...General the Hon. K. Howard's brigade of infantry (1st batt. 50th, 71st, and 92d regiments, and one company of the 60th) ; Colonel Wilson's brigade (1st batt.... | |
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Merida, the grounds over which the troops had to manoeuvre being a plain thinly scattered with oak and cork trees. My object, of course, was to place a body of troops so as to cut off the retreat of the enemy by these roads. 
