 He bade them follow him, and rode forward. But it seemed to be decreed that, on that day, the Lowland Scotch should in both armies appear to disadvantage. The horse hesitated. Dundee turned round, stood up in his stirrups, and, waving his hat, invited...  Guide to the army - competitive examinations - Side 27av Alexander Hadden Hutchinson - 1861Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay - 1855 - 664 sider
...hesitated. Dundee turned round, stood up in his stirrups, and, waving his hat, invited them to come on. As he lifted his arm, his cuirass rose, and exposed...from both armies the fall of the victorious general. A person named Johnstone was near him and caught him as he sank down from the saddle. "How goes the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1856 - 714 sider
...hesitated. Dundee turned round, stood up in his stirrups, and, waving his hat, invited them to come on. As he lifted his arm, his cuirass rose, and exposed...from both armies the fall of the victorious general. A person named Johnstone was near him and caught him as he sank down from the saddle. " How goes the... | |
 | Edward Hughes - 1856 - 474 sider
...stood up in his stirrups, and, waving THE BATTLE OF KILLIECRANKIE. 67 his hat, invited them to come on. As he lifted his arm, his cuirass rose, and exposed the lower part of his left side. A musket hall struck him : his horse sprang forward and plunged into a cloud of smoke and dust which hid from... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1856 - 914 sider
...hesitated. Dundee turned round, stood up in his stirrups, and, waving his hat, invited them to come on. As he lifted his arm, his cuirass rose, and exposed the lower part of his left side. A musket-ball struck him ; his horse sprang forward, and plunged into a cloud of smoke and dust, which... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1858 - 474 sider
...hesitated. Dundee turned round, stood up in his stirrups, and, waving his hat, invited them to come on. As he lifted his arm, his cuirass rose, and exposed...from both armies the fall of the victorious general. A person named Johnstone was near him, and caught him as he sank down from the saddle. "How goes the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1858 - 648 sider
...hesitated. Dundee turned round, stood up in his stirrups, and, waiving his hat, invited them to come on. As he lifted his arm, his cuirass rose, and exposed the lower part of his left side. A musket-ball struck him ; his horse sprang forward and plunged into a cloud of smoke and' dust, which... | |
 | Mark Napier - 1862 - 422 sider
...part of his left side. A musket-ball struck him ; his horse sprang forward, and plunged into a clond of smoke and dust, which hid from both armies the fall of the victorious General." — Macaulay's Hist. iv. p. 377. According to this notable specimen of Macaulese, Dundee never charged... | |
 | Woolwich roy. military acad - 1861 - 572 sider
...read this book ? I do not. FEENCH. 9 III. Traduisez en francais : - . The Battle of Killiecrarildc. At the beginning of the action Dundee had taken his...from both armies the fall of the victorious General. A person named Johnston e was near him, and caught him as he sank down from the saddle. " How goes... | |
 | Mark Napier - 1862 - 426 sider
...hesitated. Dundee turned round, stood up in his stirrups, and, waving his hat, invited them to come on. As he lifted his arm, his cuirass rose, and exposed the lower part of his left side. A musket-ball struck him ; his horse sprang forward, and plunged into a cloud of smoke and dust, which... | |
 | French examination papers - 1863 - 282 sider
...He bad them follow him, and rode forward. But it seemed to be decreed that, on that day, the Rowland Scotch should in both armies appear to disadvantage....from both armies the fall of the victorious General. A person, named Johnstone, was near him, caught him as he sank down from the saddle. "How goes the... | |
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