 | William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1840 - 860 pages
...nature of the ground that their troops, rushing on at speed, would infallibly have fallen unawares upon lord Wellington, if Blood a young intelligent...on the heights in advance of Sarre, and Reille to BOOK carry his two divisions to St. Jean de Luz in second line behind Villatte's reserve. Foy, who... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1840 - 884 pages
...nature of the ground that their troops, rushing on at speed, would infallibly have fallen unawares upon lord Wellington, if Blood a young intelligent...in second line behind Villatte's reserve. Foy, who 1813 had rashly uncovered St. Jean Pied de Port by descending upon Cambo, was ordered to return and... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1840 - 868 pages
...nature of the ground that their troops, rushing on at speed, would infallibly have fallen unawares upon lord Wellington, if Blood a young intelligent...Clauzel to take post on the heights in advance of Sarro, and Reille to carry his two divisions to St. Jean de Luz in second line behind Villatte's reserve.... | |
 | T. M. Hughes - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1847 - 382 pages
...nature of the ground that their troops, rushing on at speed, would infallibly have fallen unawares upon Lord Wellington, if Blood, a young intelligent...send a volley of shot after him as he galloped away." (Hist. book xxi. c. 5.) The prodigies accomplished by our Peninsular veterans, of which this and the... | |
 | 1850 - 642 pages
...nature of the ground that their troops rushing on at full speed, would infallibly have fallen unawares upon Lord Wellington, if Blood, a young intelligent...a volley of shot after him as he galloped away.'' It was said of Napoleon that he bore a charmed life — and certainly a special providence watched... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - Generals - 1852 - 562 pages
...nature of the ground, that their troops, rushing on at speed, would infallibly have fallen unawares upon Lord Wellington, if Blood, a young, intelligent...send a volley of shot after him as he galloped away." It was said of Napoleon that he bore a charmed life ; and certainly a special Providence watched over... | |
 | John Timbs - Prime ministers - 1852 - 176 pages
...nature of the ground, that their troops, rushing on at speed, would infallibly have fallen unawares upon Lord Wellington if Blood, a young intelligent...send a volley of shot after him as he galloped away." It was said of Napoleon that he hore a charmed life ; and certainly a special providence watched over... | |
 | John Cumming - Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 - 1853 - 212 pages
...nature of the ground, that their troops, rushing on at speed, would infallibly have fallen unawares upon Lord Wellington, if Blood, a young, intelligent...send a volley of shot after him as he galloped away." It was said of Napoleon that he bore a charmed life ; and certainly a special Providence watched over... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1862 - 560 pages
...snrprifing activity, leaping rather than running down the precipitous rocks, given him notice: jet the French arrived in time to send a volley of shot after him as ne galloped away. Sou li now made D'Erlon occupy the hills about Ainhoa ; Clause! those in advance... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1890 - 564 pages
...surprising activity, leaping rather than running down the precipitous rocks, given him notice : yet the French arrived in time to send a volley of shot after him as he galloped away. Soult now made D'Erlon occupy the hills about Ainhoa ; Clausel those in advance of Sarre, and he sent Reille... | |
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... named Blood with a party to watch in front while he examined his maps. The French who were close at hand sent a detachment to cut the party off"; and such was the nature of the ground that their troops, rushing on at speed, would infallibly have fallen... 