The SubalternW. Blackwood, 1826 - 373 頁 |
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George Robert Gleig. Soult had thrown up , along the course of the Adour ; but of the city itself we saw but little , on account of several groves of lofty elm and other trees which intervened . It will readily be imagined that we turned ...
George Robert Gleig. Soult had thrown up , along the course of the Adour ; but of the city itself we saw but little , on account of several groves of lofty elm and other trees which intervened . It will readily be imagined that we turned ...
第 226 頁
... Adour , and on the left by those near Passages . Before us the waste seemed interminable , and I am not sure that it was the less sublime because not a boat or vessel of any description could be descried upon it . At such moments as ...
... Adour , and on the left by those near Passages . Before us the waste seemed interminable , and I am not sure that it was the less sublime because not a boat or vessel of any description could be descried upon it . At such moments as ...
第 237 頁
... Adour , or pro- ceed farther within the sacred territory than we had already proceeded . He spoke of the desertion of the German corps with a degree of bitter con- tempt , which proved , -the very reverse of what he was desirous of ...
... Adour , or pro- ceed farther within the sacred territory than we had already proceeded . He spoke of the desertion of the German corps with a degree of bitter con- tempt , which proved , -the very reverse of what he was desirous of ...
第 286 頁
... lines ; of passing the Adour , and investing Bayonne ; but these were mere surmises , naturally following upon such vague directions . For myself , I permit- ted them not to occupy much of my attention , 286 THE SUBALTERN .
... lines ; of passing the Adour , and investing Bayonne ; but these were mere surmises , naturally following upon such vague directions . For myself , I permit- ted them not to occupy much of my attention , 286 THE SUBALTERN .
第 289 頁
... Adour . Its right rested upon the strong and extensive fortifications of Bayonne , its left upon the small river Joyeuse , and the for- midable post of Hilletre . When I state this as being the position of Marshal Soult's army , I mean ...
... Adour . Its right rested upon the strong and extensive fortifications of Bayonne , its left upon the small river Joyeuse , and the for- midable post of Hilletre . When I state this as being the position of Marshal Soult's army , I mean ...
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accordingly Adour aide-de-camp appeared Arcanques arms army arrived artillery attack baggage battalions batteries Bayonne Bedart began beheld Bidassoa brigade British camp cavalry chasse-marées column command corps cottage course covered dark dawn direction division Duncan enemy enemy's fell fire followed formed French front garrison glacis ground guard guns half halt heights hence hill horses hour immediately infantry Irun Jean de Luz King's German Legion light Lord Wellington Marshal Soult ment miles morning musketry neral night o'clock occupied officer out-posts party passed perfectly perhaps permit piquets Portuguese present occasion Pyrenees quarter reached reader rear recollect regiment returned river road round shot sentinels shot side Sir John Hope skirmishers soldiers soon sound Spanish spent St Etienne St Jean St Sebastian's station stood tents tion tirailleurs took town treme troops village walls watch whilst whole wood wounded
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第 58 頁 - Of these various noises, the greater number now began to subside, as night passed on ; and long before dawn there was a fearful silence. Sleep had succeeded inebriety with the bulk of the army, — of the poor wretches who groaned and shrieked three hours ago, many...
第 50 頁 - This was the first time that a town was stormed by daylight since the commencement of the war, and the storming party were enabled distinctly to perceive the preparations which were making for their reception. There was, therefore, something, not only interesting but novel, in beholding the muzzles of the enemy's cannon, from the castle and other batteries, turned in such a direction as to flank the breaches ; whilst the glancing of bayonets, and the occasional rise of caps and feathers, gave notice...
第 42 頁 - Nor was this all that was done to annoy the assailants — night after night petty sorties were made, with no other apparent design than to disturb the repose and to harass the spirits, of the besiegers ; for the attacking party seldom attempted to advance farther than the first parallel, and it was uniformly beaten back by the piquets and reserve. During the last ten days, the besieging army had been busily employed in bringing up ammunition, and in dragging into battery one of the most splendid...
第 145 頁 - We hastened towards the house, and just as we neared the door, a ca9adore rushed out, and attempted to elude us. But he was hotly pursued and taken. When he was brought back, we entered the cottage, and to our horror, we saw an old woman, in all probability the wife of the aged peasant, lying dead in the kitchen. The desperate Portuguese pretended not to deny having perpetrated these murders.
第 84 頁 - Nor were we disappointed ; — we found both, and both greatly superior in quality to any which had fallen to our lot since we landed. The reader will easily believe that a man who has spent some of the best years of his life amid scenes of violence and bloodshed, must have witnessed many spectacles highly revolting to the purest feelings of our nature ; but a more appalling picture of war passed by — of war in its darkest colours, — those which distinguish it when its din is over — than was...
第 44 頁 - In the meantime, however, the enemy had not been remiss in their endeavours to silence the fire of the besiegers, and to dismount their guns. They had, indeed, exercised their artillery with so much good-will, that most of the cannon found in the place, after its capture, were unserviceable, being melted at the touchholes, or otherwise damaged from too frequent use. But they fought, on the present occasion, under every imaginable disadvantage; for not only was our artillery much more than a match...