The Scots Magazine and Edinburgh Literary Miscellany, Volume 76Archibald Constable and Company, 1814 - English literature |
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Page 61
... enemy ral- lied , and repeatedly returned to the attack ; but was finally obliged to retire at the close of the day , with the mortifying reflection , that his force of 7500 men had been foiled " by barely 300 ! He had since wholly the ...
... enemy ral- lied , and repeatedly returned to the attack ; but was finally obliged to retire at the close of the day , with the mortifying reflection , that his force of 7500 men had been foiled " by barely 300 ! He had since wholly the ...
Page 63
... enemy from the heights near Ville Franche . " On the same day , the left wing under Sir John Hope reconnoitred the right of the enemy's entrenched camp , and the light di- vision at the same time reconnoitred the front opposite to ...
... enemy from the heights near Ville Franche . " On the same day , the left wing under Sir John Hope reconnoitred the right of the enemy's entrenched camp , and the light di- vision at the same time reconnoitred the front opposite to ...
Page 64
... enemy . " The French never repeated their at- tempts against the light division , but they twice attacked the posts of the left wing ( though more feebly ) in the course of the two following days . The enemy was com- pletely repulsed on ...
... enemy . " The French never repeated their at- tempts against the light division , but they twice attacked the posts of the left wing ( though more feebly ) in the course of the two following days . The enemy was com- pletely repulsed on ...
Page 66
... enemy has invaded our territory , He designs to penetrate to the centre of our provinces . The French , united in sen- timent and interest under a chief like you , will not suffer their energy to be cast down . " Empires , like ...
... enemy has invaded our territory , He designs to penetrate to the centre of our provinces . The French , united in sen- timent and interest under a chief like you , will not suffer their energy to be cast down . " Empires , like ...
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... enemy's troops in Dantzick having obtained a capitulation on terms similar to those first granted to Dresden , which were not sanctioned by the commander - in - chief , they have since agreed to an unconditional surrender , and the ...
... enemy's troops in Dantzick having obtained a capitulation on terms similar to those first granted to Dresden , which were not sanctioned by the commander - in - chief , they have since agreed to an unconditional surrender , and the ...
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