 | Edmund Burke - History - 1871 - 670 pages
...and immediately took the command of his army, to which he issued the following proclamation : — " Soldiers, — I am about to place myself at your head to defend the honour and the soil of the country. You go to fight against one of the best armies in Europe, but others who were... | |
 | Carl Abel - Europe - 1871 - 658 pages
...PROCLAMATION TO HIS ARMY. OK July 29th, the following Proclamation was issued. by the Emperor to the French army : 'Soldiers, — I am about to place myself at your head, to defend the honour and the soil of the country. You go to fight against one of the best armies in Europe ; but others which... | |
 | Edmund Burke - Books - 1871 - 666 pages
...and immediately took the command of his army, to which he issued the following proclamation : — " Soldiers, — I am about to place myself at your head to defend the honour and the soil of the country. You go to fight against one of the best armies in Europe, but others who were... | |
 | History - 1871 - 664 pages
...and immediately took the command of his army, to which he issued the following proclamation : — " Soldiers, — I am about to place myself at your head to defend the honour and the soil of the country. You go to fight against one of the best armies in Europe, but others who were... | |
 | Henry Montague Hozier, William Henry Davenport Adams - Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 - 1870 - 554 pages
...enthusiastically received on his arrival at Metz, and immediately issued the following proclamation to the army: — " Soldiers, — I am about to place myself at your head, to defend the honour and the soil of the country. You go to fight against one of the best armies in Europe, but others which... | |
 | Henry Allnutt - Franco-Prussian War, 1870-1871 - 1872 - 468 pages
...for the seat of war, and arrived at Metz the same evening. PROCLAMATION OF THE EMPEROR TO THE FRENCH ARMY. " SOLDIERS ! — I am about to place myself at your head, to defend the honour and the soil of the country. You go to fight against one of the best armies of Europe, but others, which... | |
 | France - 1880 - 460 pages
...to take the command of the army himself, and issued the following proclamation to the troops : — " Soldiers ! I am about to place myself at your head, to defend the honour and the soil of the country. You go to fight against one of the best armies in Europe ; but others, who... | |
 | Blanchard Jerrold - France - 1882 - 676 pages
...army, the Emperor issued the following proclamation to the troops from his headquarters at Metz : — ' Soldiers, — I am about to place myself at your head to defend the honour and the soil of the country. You are about to contend with one of the best armies in Europe, but others... | |
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Soldiers, — I am about to place myself at your head to defend the honour and the soil of the country. You go to fight against one of the best armies in Europe, but others who were quite as worthy were unable to resist your bravery. It will be the same... 
