 ... when most unfortunately some ammunition, which had been placed under the platform, caught fire from the firing of the guns to the rear, and a most tremendous explosion followed, by which almost all the troops which had entered the place were dreadfully...  The Anglo-American Magazine - Page 2121854Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1815 - 858 pages
...ammunition, which had been been placed under the platform, caught fire from the firing of the guns to the rear, and a most tremendous explosion followed,...which had entered the place were dreadfully mangled. Tanic was instantly communicated to the troops (who could not be persuaded that the explosion was accidental),... | |
 | 1814 - 262 pages
...some ammunition, which had been placed under the platfovm, caught fire from (he firing of the guns to the rear, and a most tremendous explosion followed,...the explosion was accidental,) and the enemy at the Camp before Fort Eric, 4,,g. 15. same time pressing forward, and eomStK,— Having reason to believe,... | |
 | History - 1815 - 822 pages
...been been placed under the platform, caught fire from the firing of the guns to the rear, and a roost tremendous explosion followed, by which almost all...towards the battery. I Immediately pushed out the ist battalion Royals, to support and cover the retreat, a service which that valuable corps executed... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1815 - 1026 pages
...some ammunition, which had been placed under the platform, caught fire from the firing of the guns to the rear, and a most tremendous explosion followed,...was abandoned, and our troops retreated towards the battt-vy . 1 immediately pushed out the 1st battalion Royals, to support and cover the retreat, •... | |
 | Europe - 1816 - 890 pages
...some ammunition, which had been placed under the platform, caught fire from the firing of the guns to the rear, and a most tremendous explosion followed,...forward, and commencing a heavy fire of musketry, the tort was abandoned, and our troops retreated towards the battery. I immediately pushed out the 1st... | |
 | Europe - 1816 - 890 pages
...some ammunition, which bad been placed under the platform, caught fire from the firing of the guns to the rear, and a most tremendous explosion followed,...at the same time pressing forward, and commencing aneavy fire of musketry, the fort was abandoned, and our troops retreated towards the battery. I immediately... | |
 | C. H. Gifford - Europe - 1817 - 904 pages
...tremendons explosion followed, by which almost alt the troops which had entered the place were dreadfnlly mangled. Panic was instantly communicated to the troops...and the enemy, at the same time pressing forward, ftnd commencing a heavy fire of musketry, the fort was abandoned, and the British troops retreated... | |
 | Gilbert Auchinleck - Canada History War of 1812 - 1855 - 456 pages
...had been placed under the platform, caught fire from the firing of the guns in the rear, and a must tremendous explosion followed, by which almost all...commencing a heavy fire of musketry, the fort was ahandoned, and our troops retreated towards the hattery. I immediately pushed out the 1st hattalion... | |
 | Sir James MacPherson Le Moine - Birds - 1863 - 504 pages
...followed, by which almost all the troops that had entered the place were dreadfully mangled. Panic instantly communicated to the troops, who could not...explosion was accidental, and the enemy at the same time pushing forward and commencing a heavy fire of musketry, the fort was abandoned, and our forces retreated... | |
 | Henry Beaumont Small - Canada - 1868 - 238 pages
...stone building, and were playing the guns therein against those of the bastion- already mentioned, when some ammunition which had been placed under the platform,...explosion followed, by which almost all the troops that had entered the place were dreadfully mangled., scattering friends and foes equally alike. A panic... | |
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