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... France , the rapacious Eagle had to strug- gle for his prey with the British Lion . When the war commenced , our military force was far inferior to the enemy in orga- nization , in tactics , and , in short , in every thing but valour ...
... France , the rapacious Eagle had to strug- gle for his prey with the British Lion . When the war commenced , our military force was far inferior to the enemy in orga- nization , in tactics , and , in short , in every thing but valour ...
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... France . The recollection of those times is still vi- vid , and will long remain so , throughout the British Isles . The circumstances under which the Peninsular war commenced - the lofty historical associations connected with the ...
... France . The recollection of those times is still vi- vid , and will long remain so , throughout the British Isles . The circumstances under which the Peninsular war commenced - the lofty historical associations connected with the ...
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... France , but abound in rare and splendid pictures of the vicissitudes of war , which no one but a man of education and a poet could have painted . The second volume contains a new Trans- lation of Rocca's Memoirs of the War in Spain ...
... France , but abound in rare and splendid pictures of the vicissitudes of war , which no one but a man of education and a poet could have painted . The second volume contains a new Trans- lation of Rocca's Memoirs of the War in Spain ...
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... France . We halted upon our old camp ground for the space of half an hour , and then returned to our old quarters at Maya . We were very me- lancholy , the whole bringing to our minds the time when we last left it and our wounded and ...
... France . We halted upon our old camp ground for the space of half an hour , and then returned to our old quarters at Maya . We were very me- lancholy , the whole bringing to our minds the time when we last left it and our wounded and ...
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... France . General Stewart being there , at the same time , with our advanced post , and seeing their manoeuvres , ordered us to advance towards them . We soon beat them back , and retired to our post . A few days afterwards , the weather ...
... France . General Stewart being there , at the same time , with our advanced post , and seeing their manoeuvres , ordered us to advance towards them . We soon beat them back , and retired to our post . A few days afterwards , the weather ...
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Page 188 - We thought as we hollowed his narrow bed And smoothed down his lonely pillow, That the foe and the stranger would tread o'er his head, And we far away on the billow ! Lightly they'll talk of the spirit that's gone And o'er his cold ashes upbraid him, — But little he'll reck, if they let him sleep on In the grave where a Briton has laid him.
Page 188 - But half of our heavy task was done, When the clock struck the hour for retiring; And we heard the distant and random gun That the foe was sullenly firing. Slowly and sadly we laid him down, From the field of his fame fresh and gory! We carved not a line, we raised not a stone, But we left him alone with his glory.
Page 229 - Come one, come all! this rock shall fly From its firm base as soon as I." Sir Roderick marked, — and in his eyes Respect was mingled with surprise, And the stern joy which warriors feel In foemen worthy of their steel.
Page 187 - By the struggling moonbeam's misty light, And the lantern dimly burning. No useless coffin enclosed his breast, Nor in sheet nor in shroud we wound him ; But he lay like a warrior taking his rest, With his martial cloak around him.
Page 187 - With his martial cloak around him. Few and short were the prayers we said, And -we spoke not a word of sorrow; But we steadfastly gazed on the face that was dead, And we bitterly thought of the morrow.
Page 186 - NOT a drum was heard, not a funeral note, As his corse to the rampart we hurried ; Not a soldier discharged his farewell shot O'er the grave where our hero we buried.
Page 285 - Marshal had promised me, that in case we should be attacked, he would support me with one or more corps, as might be necessary.
Page 181 - General, discovering the mistake, said to them, " My brave 42d, join your comrades : ammunition is coming, and you have your bayonets !" Upon this, they instantly moved forward.
Page 281 - We maintained our position also, and completely defeated and repulsed all the enemy's attempts to get possession of it. The enemy repeatedly attacked us with a large body of cavalry and infantry, supported by a numerous and powerful artillery ; he made several charges with the cavalry upon our infantry, but all were repulsed in the steadiest manner.
Page 285 - Sainte, as the detachment of the light battalion of the legion which occupied it had expended all its ammunition, and the enemy occupied the only communication there was with them. The enemy repeatedly charged our infantry with his cavalry, but these attacks were uniformly unsuccessful, and they afforded opportunity to our cavalry to charge ; in one of which, Lord E.