Memoirs of Major-General Sir Henry Havelock, K.C.B. |
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... enemy . Great was his disappoint- ment , therefore , when Colonel Tidy , the head of the Ad- jutant's department ... enemy's position was for a time concealed by a thick mist , and a spattering fire was the only indication which the ...
... enemy . Great was his disappoint- ment , therefore , when Colonel Tidy , the head of the Ad- jutant's department ... enemy's position was for a time concealed by a thick mist , and a spattering fire was the only indication which the ...
Page 116
... enemy's parties of horse appeared to be small . " The gates were thrown open , and as the bugle sounded , every ... enemy , drove in a flock of more than 500 sheep and goats , a circumstance which elevated , in no common degree , the ...
... enemy's parties of horse appeared to be small . " The gates were thrown open , and as the bugle sounded , every ... enemy , drove in a flock of more than 500 sheep and goats , a circumstance which elevated , in no common degree , the ...
Page 117
... enemy's camp , that General Pollock had met with a reverse . Trusting , it was said , to the treacherous assurances of the Afredees , he had advanced into the pass , and , after having been engaged with the mountaineers the whole day ...
... enemy's camp , that General Pollock had met with a reverse . Trusting , it was said , to the treacherous assurances of the Afredees , he had advanced into the pass , and , after having been engaged with the mountaineers the whole day ...
Page 118
... enemy , and try their mettle in the open field . Sir Robert Sale in a few hours came to the decision , that their ardour should not be damped , and as evening approached , issued his written orders for a general attack on the enemy's ...
... enemy , and try their mettle in the open field . Sir Robert Sale in a few hours came to the decision , that their ardour should not be damped , and as evening approached , issued his written orders for a general attack on the enemy's ...
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... enemy's extreme left his chief forces lay . " In the intermediate space between Jellalabad and the enemy's encampment , there stood several small forts , which had previously occasioned considerable annoyance , and it was distinctly ...
... enemy's extreme left his chief forces lay . " In the intermediate space between Jellalabad and the enemy's encampment , there stood several small forts , which had previously occasioned considerable annoyance , and it was distinctly ...
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Page 100 - God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore will we not fear, though the earth be removed, and though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea ; though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, though the mountains shake with the swelling thereof.