Wellington: a ReassessmentJ. Barrie, 1956 - 278 sider |
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Side 35
... enemy's large force of cavalry would be a perilous operation , and even if the Mahrattas did not attack there was the possibility that they might retreat ; this , too , was undesirable , for in the state of India at the time it was ...
... enemy's large force of cavalry would be a perilous operation , and even if the Mahrattas did not attack there was the possibility that they might retreat ; this , too , was undesirable , for in the state of India at the time it was ...
Side 93
... enemy sufficiently to attract all his attention , so that the massed battalions behind arrived at the front of the battle almost without suffering any loss . The momentum of the columns ought then to be sufficient to carry them right ...
... enemy sufficiently to attract all his attention , so that the massed battalions behind arrived at the front of the battle almost without suffering any loss . The momentum of the columns ought then to be sufficient to carry them right ...
Side 149
... enemy to abandon it . If the enemy is not occupying Santander , I beg him to enter the port , but to be in readiness to quit it again if the enemy should approach the place , until I shall communicate with him . In the circumstances of ...
... enemy to abandon it . If the enemy is not occupying Santander , I beg him to enter the port , but to be in readiness to quit it again if the enemy should approach the place , until I shall communicate with him . In the circumstances of ...
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