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" Uxbridge galloped up to the second heavy brigade (Ponsonby's), when the three regiments were wheeled up in the most masterly style, presenting a beautiful front of about thirteen hundred men. As his lordship rode down the line, he was received by a general... "
Burton-on-Trent: its waters and its breweries - Page 141
by William Molyneux (F.G.S.) - 1869
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The Battle of Waterloo, Also of Ligny and Quatre-Bras, Described by the ...

Ligny, Battle of, 1815 - 1817 - 586 pages
...masterly style, . presenting a beautiful front of about thirteen hundred men ; and, as his Lordship rode down the line, he was received by a general shout and cheer from the brigade. After having taken a short survey of the troops, and the threatening attitude of the enemy, his Lordship...
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Biography of Eminent Men, Statesmen, Heroes, Authors, Artists, and ..., Part 2

Samuel Griswold Goodrich - Biography - 1840 - 212 pages
...the most masterly style, presenting a beautiful front of about thirteen hundred men. As his lordship rode down the line, he was received by a general shout...from the brigade. Then placing himself at their head, he made the most rapid and destructive charge ever witnessed. The division they attacked consisted...
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The Victories of the British Armies: With Anecdotes Illustrative of Modern ...

Great Britain. Army, William Hamilton Maxwell - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1847 - 560 pages
...wheeled into line, and presented a most beautiful front of about thirteen hundred men : as his lordship rode down the line, he was received by a general shout and cheer from the brigade. After having taken a short survey of the force and threatening attitude of the enemy, and finding the...
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The Battle of Waterloo: With Those of Ligny and Quatre Bras, Described by ...

George Jones - Quatre-Bras, Battle of, Quatre-Bras, Belgium, 1815 - 1852 - 748 pages
...most masterly style, presenting a beautiful front of about thirteen hundred men ; and as his Lordship rode down the line, he was received by a general shout and cheer from the brigade. After having taken a short survey of the troops, and the threatening attitude ot the enemy, his Lordship...
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The Victories of Wellington and the British Armies

William Hamilton Maxwell - Great Britain - 1852 - 558 pages
...wheeled into line, and presented a most beautiful front of about thirteen hundred men : as his lordship rode down the line, he was received by a general shout and cheer from the brigade. After having taken a short survey of the force and threatening attitude of the enemy, and finding the...
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England's battles by sea and land, from the commencement of the French ...

William Freke Williams - 1854 - 818 pages
...style, wheeled into line, and presented a most beautiful front of about 1,300 men : as his lordship rode down the line, he was received by a general shout and cheer from the brigade. After having taken a short survey of the force and threatening attitude of the enemy, and finding the...
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Annual Register, Volume 96

Edmund Burke - History - 1855 - 1078 pages
...Ponsoiiby, and the three regiments were wheeled up in gallant style, presenting a front of about 1300 men. As the Earl rode down the line, he was received...the brigade. Then, placing himself at their head, they made the most rapid and destructive charge ever witnessed. The division they attacked consisted...
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Vol.1,2, by lt. col. Williams History of the wars caused by the ..., Volumes 1-2

William Freke Williams - 1864 - 780 pages
...style, wheeled into line, and presented a most beautiful front of about 1,300 men : as his lordship rode down the line, he was received by a general shout and cheer from the brigade. After having taken a short survey of the force and threatening attitude of the enemy, and finding the...
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Great men of Great Britain

Cyclopaedia - 1866 - 436 pages
...were wheeled up in the most masterly style, presenting a beautiful front of above thirteen hundred men. As the earl rode down the line, he was received...from the brigade. Then placing himself at their head, they made the most rapid and destructive charge ever witnessed. The division they attacked consisted...
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Famous regiments of the British army: their origin and services. With a ...

William Henry Davenport Adams - 1868 - 348 pages
...wheeled into line, and presented a most beautiful front of about thirteen hundred men : as his lordship rode down the line, he was received by a general shout and cheer from the brigade. After having taken a short survey of the force and threatening attitude of the enemy, and finding the...
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