 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1839 - 1048 pages
...that, checked at one point, they assembled with increased force at another ; nor could general Pringlc restore the battle with the thirty-ninth and twentyeighth...was actually stopped by the heaped mass of dead and dying;1 and then the left wing of that noble regiment coming down from the higher ground smote wounded... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1852 - 570 pages
...the slaughter, especially of the 92nd, that the enemy was, it is said, actually stopped for a time by the heaped mass of dead and dying ; and then the...noble regiment, coming down from the higher ground, was forced to smite wounded friends and exulting foes alike, as mingled together they stood or crawled... | |
 | University magazine - 1854 - 790 pages
...the Portugese guns into action, and thus maintained the fight ; but so dreadful was the slaughter, that it is said the advancing enemy was actually stopped by the heapedup mass of dead and dying. .... The stem valour of the 92nd would have graced Tliermopylte."... | |
 | Archibald Clerk - Great Britain - 1858 - 142 pages
...into action, and thus maintained the fight; but so dreadful was the slaughter, especially of the 92d, that it is said the advancing enemy was actually stopped...mingled together they stood or crawled before its wasting fire. Never did soldiers fight better — seldom so well. The stern valour of the 92d would... | |
 | James Grant - Military biography - 1859 - 604 pages
...the Portuguese guns into action, and thus maintained the fight ; but so dreadful was the slaughter, that it is said the advancing enemy was actually stopped by the heaped- up mass of dead and dying The stern valour of the 92nd would have graced Thermopylae." Strange to say,... | |
 | Thomas Carter - 1861 - 232 pages
...history of the Peninsular War. has remarked that "so dreadful was the slaughter, especially of the 92ud., that it is said the advancing enemy was actually stopped by the heaped mass of dead and dying. The stern valour of the 92nd., principally composed of Irishmen, would have graced Thermopylae." Sir... | |
 | Thomas Carter - Decorations of honor - 1861 - 644 pages
...remarked that "so dreadful was the slanghter, espeeially of the 92nd., that it is said the advaneing enemy was actually stopped by the heaped mass of dead and dying. The stern valour of the 92nd , prineipally composed of Irishmen, would have graced Thermopylae." Sir... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1862 - 560 pages
...officer, still holding the pass of Maya with the left wings of the seventy-first and ninety-second, then brought their right wings and the Portuguese guns...mingled together they stood or crawled before its wasting fire. It was in this state of affairs that General Stewart reached the field of battle. Lessessa... | |
 | Archibald K. Murray - 1862 - 526 pages
...drove them out of the pass. These, however, for ten hours stood the shock of this formidable assault. "So dreadful was the slaughter, especially of the...actually stopped by the heaped mass of dead and dying. Never did soldiers fight better — seldom so well. The stern valour of the Ninety-second would have... | |
 | Archibald K. Murray - 1862 - 530 pages
...drove them out of the pass. These, however, for ten hours stood the shock of this formidable assault. "So dreadful was the slaughter, especially of the...actually stopped by the heaped mass of dead and dying. Never did soldiers fight better — seldom so well The stern valour of the Ninety-second would have... | |
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Maya with the left wings of the seventy-first and ninety-second regiments, brought their right wings and the Portuguese guns into action and thus maintained the fight; but so dreadful was the slaughter, especially of the ninety-second, that it is said... 
