... shot, that it was hard to know who went down voluntarily, who were stricken, and many stooped unhurt that never rose again. Vain also would it have been to break through the sword-blades, for the trench and parapet behind the breach were finished,... Life of ... the duke of Wellington - Side 230av Andrew Redman Bonar - 1845Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| 1834 - 614 sider
...down voluntary, who were stricken, and many stooped unhurt that never rose again. Vain also would it have been to break through the sword-blades, for the...their enemies, and the slaughter would have continued. Two hours spent in these vain efforts convinced the soldiers that the breach in the Trinidad was impregnable... | |
| William Francis Patrick Napier - 1846 - 636 sider
...voluntarily and who were stricken, and many stooped unhurt that never rose again. Vain also would it have been to break through the swordblades, for the trench and parapet behind the CHAP. breach were finished, and the assailants, crowded into even a narrower space than the ditch was,... | |
| William Francis Patrick Napier - 1834 - 642 sider
...down voluntarily, who were stricken, and many stooped unhurt that never rose again. Vain also would it have been to break through the swordblades, for the trench and parapet behind the CHAP. breach were finished, and the assailants, crowded into even a narrower space than the ditch was,... | |
| 1834 - 604 sider
...down voluntary, who were stricken, and many stooped unhurt that never rose again. Vain also would It have been to break through the sword-blades, for the...their enemies, and the slaughter would have continued. Two hours spent in these vain efforts convinced the soldiers that the breach in the Trinidad was impregnable... | |
| 1834 - 426 sider
...down voluntarily, who were stricken, and many stooped unhurt that never rose again. Vain also would it have been to break through the swordblades; for the...crowded even into a narrower space than the ditch, would still have been separated from their enemies, and the slaughter would have continued. " At the... | |
| 1834 - 764 sider
...down voluntarily, who were stricken, and many stooped unhurt that never roso again. Vain also would it have been to break through the swordblades, for the...the breach were finished, and the assailants crowded into even a narrower space than the ditch was, would still have been separated from their enemies,... | |
| 1834 - 734 sider
...voluntarily, who were stricken, and many stooped unhurt that never rose again. Vain also would it have heen to break through the swordblades, for the trench and...the breach were finished, and the assailants crowded into even a narrower space than the ditch was, would still have been separated from their enemies,... | |
| Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1839 - 890 sider
...down voluntarily, who were stricken, and many stooped unhurt that never rose again. Vain also would it have been to break through the sword-blades, for the...breach were finished, and the assailants, crowded into even a narrower space than the ditch was, would still have been separated from their enemies,... | |
| Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1839 - 900 sider
...voluntarily, who were stricken, and many stooped unhurt that never rose again. Vain also would it hare been to break through the sword-blades, for the trench...breach were finished, and the assailants, crowded into even a narrower space than the ditch was, would still have been separated from their enemies,... | |
| Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1867 - 534 sider
...sword-blades, for the trench and parapet behind the breach were finished, and the assailants crowded into even a narrower space than the ditch was, would still have...continued. At the beginning of this dreadful conflict, Andrew Barnard had with prodigious efforts separated his division from the • other and preserved... | |
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