 | Edmund Burke - History - 1805 - 996 pages
...four batteries commenced their fire, and continued to adrance, though opposed by a great superiority, both in number and weight of metal. When the 76th...from which I intended to make the charge, they were so much exposed to the enemy's fire, and losing men so fast, that I judged it preferable to proceed... | |
 | 1805 - 948 pages
...to advance, though opposed by a great superiority, both in number and weight of metal. When the 7Sth regiment, which headed the attack, had arrived at...from which I intended to make the charge, they were so much exposed to the enemy's fire, and losing men so fast, that I judged it preferable to proceed... | |
 | Marquess Richard Wellesley Wellesley - India - 1804 - 336 pages
...four batteries commenced their fire, and continued to advance, though opposed by a great superiority, both in number and weight of metal. • When the 76th...from which I intended to make the charge, they were so much exposed to the enemy's fire, and losing men so fast, that I judged it preferable to proceed... | |
 | Richard Colley Wellesley (marq.) - 1804 - 352 pages
...batteries commenced their fire, and continued to advance, though opposed by a great superiority, both iii number and weight of metal. When the 76th Regiment,...from which I intended to make the charge, they were so much exposed to the enemy's tire, and losing men so fast, that I judged it preferable to proceed... | |
 | 1804 - 534 pages
...to advance, though oppofed by a great fupcriority,both in number and weight of metal. When the 761)1 regiment, which headed the attack, had arrived at...which I intended to make the charge, they were fo much expolèd to the enemy's fire, and loling men fo f.ilr, that I judged it preferable to proceed to the... | |
 | History - 1805 - 992 pages
...four batteries commenced their fire, and continued to advance, though opposed by a great superiority, both in number and weight of metal. When the 76th...from which I intended to make the charge, they were so ' much exposed to the enemy's fire, and losing men so fast, that I judged it preferable to proceed... | |
 | Marquess Richard Wellesley Wellesley - India - 1837 - 734 pages
...gallopers attached to the cavalry, formed four different batteries. opposed by a great superiority, both in number and weight of metal. When the 76th...from which I intended to make the charge, they were so much exposed to the enemy's fire, and losing men so fast, that I judged it preferable to proceed... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - Governors - 1877 - 1004 pages
...four batteries commenced their fire, and continued to advance, though opposed by a great superiority, both in number and weight of metal. When the 76th...from which I intended to make the charge, they were so much exposed to the enemy's fire, and losing men so 406 STUBBORN CONTEST, AND GREAT SLAUGHTER. fast,... | |
 | F. A. Hayden - India - 1908 - 344 pages
...forwarded a despatch to the GovernorGeneral, from which the following extracts are taken : — ' ' When the 76th Regiment, which headed the attack, had...the point from which I intended to make the charge, * The 29th Light Dragoons had 62 Officers and Men killed and wounded, and no less than 112 horses killed,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1805 - 974 pages
...four batteries commenced their fire, and continued to advance, though opposed by a great superiority, both in number and weight of metal. When the 76'th...from which I intended to make the charge, they were so much exposed to the enemy's fire, and losing men so fast, that I judged it preferable to proceed... | |
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... opposed by a great superiority, both in number and weight of metal. • When the 76th regiment, which headed the attack, had arrived at the point from which I intended to make the charge, they were so much exposed to the enemy's fire, and losing men... 