| Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - Great Britain - 1851 - 1028 pages
...of the infantry had been posted, as a support to these troops, and as a reserve to the whole army ; in addition to this support, these troops had that...left they advanced, notwithstanding the fire of the ri/lemen, close to the 50th regt., and they were checked and driven back only by the bayonets of that... | |
| Robert Stewart Castlereagh (Viscount) - Great Britain - 1851 - 478 pages
...appeared at 8 pm, in large bodies of cavalry on the left, upon the heights on the road to Lourinha. Their attack began in several columns upon the whole of the troops on these heights, to which the brigades of Generals Ferguson, Nightingale, Bowes, and Aclaud had been... | |
| Joachim Hayward Stocqueler - Military art and science - 1853 - 388 pages
...of the infantry had been posted, as a support to these troops, and as a reserve to the whole army ; in addition to this support, these troops had that...columns upon the whole of the troops on this height ; and on the left they advanced, notwithstanding the fire of the riflemen, close to the 50th regiment,... | |
| Art - 1808 - 754 pages
...of the infantry had been poiteJ, as a support to these troops, and as a reserve to the whole army. In addition to this support, these troops had that...enemy's attack began in several columns, upon the whole oí the troops on this height; on the left they advanced, notwithstanding the fire of the riflemen,... | |
| Art - 1808 - 674 pages
...of their right. The enemy's attack began in several ethmins, upon the whole oí the troops on thii height; on the left they advanced, notwithstanding the fire of the riflemen, close lotht 5(1th regiment, and were checked and ¿rives back only by the bayonets of that corps Tbe Ud battalion,... | |
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