 | England - 1840 - 876 pages
...into line, but it was the next thing to it. and at this time they were within half-pistol-tkot of ut. Picton took off his hat, and holding it over his eyes as a sbade from the sun, looked sternly but anxiously at the French. The clatter of the horses, and the... | |
 | Heaton Bowstead Robinson - 1835 - 910 pages
...distance and the 'telling off.' 'Your safety,' added he, 'my credit, and the honour of the army are at stake ; all rests with you at this moment.' We...clatter of the horses and the clanking of the scabbards were so great when the right half squadron moved up, that many thought it the forerunner of a general... | |
 | Heaton Bowstead Robinson - 1836 - 498 pages
...distance and the ' telling off.' ' Your safety,' added he, ' my credit, and the honour of the army are at stake ; all rests with you at this moment.' We...clatter of the horses and the clanking of the scabbards were so great when the right half squadron moved up, that many thought it the forerunner of a general... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1840 - 918 pages
...squadron into line, but it was the next thing to it, and at this time they were within half pistol-shd of us. Picton took off his hat, and holding it over...right half squadron moved up, that many thought it was the forerunner of a general charge, and some of the mounted officers called out, » Had we not... | |
 | England - 1840 - 880 pages
...squadron into line, but it «was the next thing to it, and at this time they were within half-pistol-shot of us. Picton took off his hat, and holding^ it over...of the horses, and the clanking of the scabbards, were so great when the right half squadron moved up, that many thought it was the forerunner of a general... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - American periodicals - 1840 - 492 pages
...it was Ihe next thing lo it, and at this time they were within l¡alf-¡ii»lol.shot of us. I'icton took off his hat, and holding it over his eyes as...clatter of the horses and the clanking of the scabbards, were so great when the right half squadron moved up, that many thought it was Hie forerunner of a general... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1843 - 1252 pages
...left shoulders, and incline towards our columns. The movement was not exactly bringing his squadron into line ; but it was the next thing to it, and at...right half squadron moved up, that many thought it was the forerunner of a general charge, and some of the mounted officers called out, ' Had we not better... | |
 | Sir Archibald Alison - Europe - 1854 - 404 pages
...hut it was the next thing to it, and at this time they were within half pistol -shot of ut. Piéton took off his hat, and holding it over his eyes as...sun, looked sternly but anxiously at the French. The datter of the horses aud the clanking of the scabbards was so great when the right half squadron moved... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1854 - 410 pages
...Picton took off his hat, and holding it over his eyes us a shade from the snn, louk«d sternly bnt anxiously at the French. The clatter of the horses...of the scabbards was so great when the right half equadron moved up, that many thought it was the forerunner of я general charge, and some of the mounted... | |
 | John William Cole - Generals - 1856 - 390 pages
...squadron into line, but it was the next thing to it, and at this time they were within half-pistol shot of us. Picton took off his hat, and holding it over...clatter of the horses and the clanking of the scabbards were so great when the right half-squadron moved up, that many thought it the forerunner of a general... | |
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... of us. Picton took off his hat, and holding it over his eyes as a shade from the sun, looked sternly but anxiously at the French. The clatter of the horses and the clanking of the scabbards were so great when the right half squadron moved up, that... 
