 | Monthly literary register - 1809 - 752 pages
...had succeeded in obtaining possession of the village through which" the great road to Madrid pasees, and which was situated in front of that part of the line. From this po«, however, he «ras soon expelled, with considerable los;, by a gallant attack of some companies... | |
 | 1809 - 596 pages
...attack upon th« left more serious, and had succeeded in obtaining possession of the village through which the great road to Madrid passes, and which was...however, he was soon expelled, with considerable loss, by • gallant attack of some companies of the 2d battalion 14th regiment, unde Lieutenant Colonel Nicholls;... | |
 | Author of Operations of the British army in Spain - Great Britain - 1809 - 96 pages
...attack upon the left more serious, and had succeeded in obtaining possession of the village through which the great road to Madrid passes, and which was...loss, by a gallant attack of some companies of the second battalion 14th regiment, under Lieutenant-Colonel Nicholls ; before five in the evening, we... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1809 - 540 pages
...attack upon the left more serious, and had succeeded in obtaining possession of the village through which the great road to Madrid passes, and which was...loss, by a gallant attack of some companies of the 2nd battalion 14th regiment, under licut.-colonel Nicholls ; before five in the evening, we had not... | |
 | France - 1809 - 518 pages
...at(ack upon (he left more serious, and had succeeded in obtaining possession of the village through which the great road to Madrid passes, and which was...loss, by a gallant attack of some companies of the 2J battalion Itth regiment, under Lieutenant-Colonel Nieholls ; before five in the evening, we hud... | |
 | James Carrick Moore - History - 1809 - 558 pages
...attack upon the left more serious, and had succeeded in obtaining possession of the village through which the great road to Madrid ." passes, and which...loss, « by a gallant attack of some companies of the 2nd battalion 14th regiment, under Lieutenant-Colony! Nicholls. Before five in the evening, we had... | |
 | Great Britain - 1809 - 536 pages
...attack upon the left more serious, and had succeeded in obtaiping possession of the village through which the great road to Madrid passes, and which was...loss, by a gallant attack of some companies of the 2nd battalion 14th regiment, under lieut.-colonel Nicholls ; before five in the evening, we had not... | |
 | James Carrick Moore, Sir John Moore - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1809 - 376 pages
...and had succeeded in obtain" ing possession of the village through which the great road to Ma" drid passes, and which was situated in front of that part...loss, by a gallant attack of some companies of the 2nd battalion " 14th regiment, under Lieu tenant- Colonel Nicholls ; before five in '' the evening,... | |
 | 1809 - 594 pages
...attack upon the left more serious, and had succeeded in obtaining possession of the village through which the great road to Madrid passes, and which was...From this post, however, he was soon expelled, with considerabh; loss, by a gallant attack of some companies of the ad battalion I4th regiment, under Lieutenant... | |
 | Adam Neale - France - 1809 - 514 pages
...possession of the village "through which the great road to Madrid passes, and which Mas situated in-front of that part of the line. From this post, however,...gallant attack of some companies of the 2d battalion Mth regiment, under ^Lieutenant-Colonel Nicholls ; -before five in the evening, we had not only successfully... | |
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... which however in general maintained their ground. Finding, however, his efforts unavailing on the right and centre, he seemed determined to render the attack upon the left more serious, and had succeeded in obtaining possession of the village through... 
