 | Charles Cornwallis Marquis Cornwallis - Southern States - 1783 - 472 pages
...Frendh troops, who had the guard of that part of the trenches, and with little lofs on our fide. This action, though extremely honourable to the officers...this time we knew that there was no part of the whole front attacked, on which we could fhow a fingle gun, and our fhells were nearly expended ; I therefore... | |
 | Charles Cornwallis Marquis Cornwallis - United States - 1783 - 304 pages
...on our fide. This action, though extremely honourable to the officers and foldiers who executed k, proved of little public advantage, for the cannon...this time we knew that there was no part of the whole front attacked, on which we could fhow a fingle gun, and our fliells were nearly expend- ' ed ; I therefore... | |
 | 1793 - 738 pages
...of little public advantage ; tor the cannon having been fpiked in a hurry, were i'qon rendered tit for fervice again, and before dark the whole parallel...batteries appeared to be nearly complete. At this time \vc knew that there was no part of the whole front attacked, in which we could flicw a tingle gun,... | |
 | Mercy Otis Warren - United States - 1805 - 496 pages
...extremely honorable to the officers and " foldiers who executed it, proved of -little public advan" tage ; for the cannon, having been fpiked in a hurry, " were...time we knew that there was no part " of the whole front attacked, on which we could fhew a " fingle gun, and our fhells were nearly expended ; I there^... | |
 | Virginia - 1852 - 508 pages
...public advantage, for the cannon having been spiked in a hurry, were soon rendered fit for service again, and before dark the whole parallel and batteries...this time we knew that there was no part of the whole front attacked, on which we could show a single gun, and our shells were nearly expended ; I therefore... | |
 | William Maxwell - Virginia - 1852 - 500 pages
...public advantage, for the cannon having been spiked in a hurry, were soon rendered fit for service again, and before dark the whole parallel and batteries...this time we knew that there was no part of the whole front attacked, on which we could show a single gun, and our shells were nearly expended ; I therefore... | |
 | Virginia - 1852 - 508 pages
...public advantage, for the cannon having been spiked in a hurry, were soon rendered fit for service again, and before dark the whole parallel and batteries...this time we knew that there was no part of the whole front attacked, on which we could show a single gun, and our shells were nearly expended ; I therefore... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - Great Britain - 1854 - 460 pages
...haste, were soon rendered fit for service once more. " And before dark," says Cornwallis, " the enemy's whole parallel and batteries appeared to be nearly...this time we knew that there was no part of the whole front attacked on which we could show a single gun, and our shells were nearly expended. I had, therefore,... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1854 - 456 pages
...haste, were soon rendered fit for service once more. " And before dark," says Cornwallis, " the enemy's whole parallel and batteries appeared to be nearly...this time we knew that there was no part of the whole front attacked on which we could show a single gun, and our shells were nearly expended. I had, therefore,... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - Great Britain - 1854 - 458 pages
...rendered fit for service once more. " And before dark," says Cornwallis, " the enemy's whole paral' lei and batteries appeared to be nearly complete. At '...this time we knew that there was no part of the whole ' front attacked on which we could show a single gun, ' and our shells were nearly expended. I had,... | |
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At this time we knew that there was no part of the whole front attacked on which we could show a single gun, and our shells were nearly expended. I, therefore, had only to choose between preparing to surrender next day, or endeavouring to get off with... 
