 | British periodicals - 1808 - 704 pages
...of the cavalry in the rear of their right. The enemy's attack began in several €•» lumns, upon the whole of the troops on this height ; on the left they advanced, notwithstanding the fatal the riflemen, close tothe 50th regiment, and were checked and driven Mtted from the mountain... | |
 | Convention of Cintra - 1808 - 108 pages
...had that of the cavalry in the rear of their right. The enemy's attack began in several columns upon the whole of the troops on this height ; on the left...checked and driven back only by the bayonets of that corp?. The 2d battalion, 43d regiment, was likewise closely engaged with them in the road which leads... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1808 - 534 pages
...that of the cavalry in the rear of their right. — The enemy's attack began in several colsmns ou \he whole of the troops on this height ; on the left they...notwithstanding the fire of the rifle-men, close to the 50th, and were checked and driven back only by the bayonets of that corps. The 3d battalion, 43d regiment,... | |
 | English literature - 1808 - 556 pages
...of their riijlit. The enemy's attack began in several culnmns upon the whnle of the troops on thii height; on the left they advanced, notwithstanding...riflemen, close to the 50th regiment, and were checked nud driven hark onlv by the bayonets of that corps. The 2d battalion, 43d regiment, was likewise closely... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1808 - 690 pages
...had that of the cavalry in the rear of the right. The enemy's attack began in several columns upon the Whole of the troops on this height ; on the left they advanced, notwithstanding thd fire of the riflemen, close to the ioth regiment, and were checked and driven back only by the... | |
 | Adam Neale - France - 1809 - 514 pages
...had that of the cavalry in the rear of the right. The enemy's attack began, in several columns, upon the whole of the troops on this height; on the left...fire of the riflemen, close to the 50th regiment, and checked and driven back only by the bayonets of that corps. The 2d battalion, 43d regiment, was likewise... | |
 | France - 1809 - 518 pages
...that <Jf the cavalry in the rear of the right. The enemy's attack began, in-several columns, upo» the whole of the troops on this height ; on the left...fire of the riflemen, close to the 50th regiment, and checked and driven back only by the bayonets' of that corps. The 2d battalion, 43d regiment, was likewise... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 1162 pages
...had that of the cavalry in the rear of the right. The enemy's attack began in several columns upon the whole of the troops on this height ; on the left they advanced, notwithstanding the fire of the rißemen, close to the 50th regiment, and were checked and driven back only by the bayonets of that... | |
 | History - 1810 - 928 pages
...that of the cavalry in the rear of their right. The enemy's attack began in several colnmns upon tfie whole of the troops on this height ; on the left they...notwithstanding the fire of the riflemen, close to the 5Dth regiment, and were checked and driven back only by the bayonets of the corps. The 2d battalion,... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1810 - 960 pages
...had that of the cavalry in the rear of their right. The enemy's attack began in several columns upon the whole of the troops on this height ; on the left they advanced, notwithstand. ing the fire of the riflemen, close to the 50th regiment, and were checked and driven... | |
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... 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 of the cavalry in the rear of their right. 
