The History of the War: From the Commencement of the French Revolution to the Present Time, Volume 1 |
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Page 62
... enemy . The enemy having quitted every post on the north side of the river , the camp was advanced on the succeeding days as near to the bound hedge as the guns of the fort would permit , and a chain of posts connecting along the ...
... enemy . The enemy having quitted every post on the north side of the river , the camp was advanced on the succeeding days as near to the bound hedge as the guns of the fort would permit , and a chain of posts connecting along the ...
Page 63
... enemy with undaunted firmness , they were soon dis- persed , and the attempt proved abortive . On the 16th of February the Bombay army under general Abercrombie , after a fatiguing march , and after having been in some degree harassed ...
... enemy with undaunted firmness , they were soon dis- persed , and the attempt proved abortive . On the 16th of February the Bombay army under general Abercrombie , after a fatiguing march , and after having been in some degree harassed ...
Page 70
... enemy it was not to be expected that his endea yours would be effectual . He believed it impossible to prevent the enemy from crossing the Meuse , which , according to his calculation , was passable at no fewer than sixty - nine places ...
... enemy it was not to be expected that his endea yours would be effectual . He believed it impossible to prevent the enemy from crossing the Meuse , which , according to his calculation , was passable at no fewer than sixty - nine places ...
Page 76
... enemy immediately in front . On the morning of the 6th , he or- dered twelve sixteen - pounders , the same number of ... enemy's left . Dumouriez in person commanded the attack on the right , that of the centre was led by other generals ...
... enemy immediately in front . On the morning of the 6th , he or- dered twelve sixteen - pounders , the same number of ... enemy's left . Dumouriez in person commanded the attack on the right , that of the centre was led by other generals ...
Page 94
... enemy might have penetrated without firing a single shot . But this was not all ; when the formidable attack of the enemy , which might have been long before anticipated , was made , not a single general officer was found at his post ...
... enemy might have penetrated without firing a single shot . But this was not all ; when the formidable attack of the enemy , which might have been long before anticipated , was made , not a single general officer was found at his post ...
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