 ... in effecting his retreat in good order, owing principally to my want of cavalry ; and secondly, to the difficulty of bringing up the passes of the mountains with celerity a sufficient number of troops and of cannon to support those which had first...  Cobbett's Weekly Political Register - Page 4051808Full view - About this book
 | History - 1810 - 928 pages
...in cf. feeling his retreat in good onK-r, owing, principally, to my want of cavalry, and, secondly, to the difficulty of bringing up the passes of the...support those which had first ascended. The loss of the eneThy has, however, been very great, and he left three pieces of cannon in our hands. . • I cannot... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1810 - 960 pages
...in .ef. feeling bis retreat in good order, owing, principally, to my want of cavalry, and, secondly, to the difficulty of bringing up the passes of the mountains with celerity, a.suf. orient number of troops, and of cannon, to support those which had first ascended. The loss... | |
 | William Granville Eliot - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1811 - 322 pages
...succeeded in effecting his retreat in good order, owing principally to the want of cavalry, and secondly to the difficulty of bringing up the passes of the...mountains with celerity a sufficient number of troops and cannon. Although we had a great superiority of numbers in the field, the troops actually engaged in... | |
 | Great Britain - 1812 - 570 pages
...principally to my want of cavalry, and secondly to the difficulty of bringB 0 OK IL CHAP. III. ing up the passes of the mountains with celerity a sufficient...cannon to support those which had first ascended. August 17. The loss of the enemy has, however, been very great; and he left three pieces of cannon... | |
 | John Philippart - Great Britain - 1820 - 422 pages
...succeeded in effecting his retreat in good order, owing, principally to my want of cavalry, and, secondly, to the difficulty of bringing up the passes of the...conduct of the troops throughout this action. The enemy's positions were formidable, and he took them up with his usual ability and celerity, and defended... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1820 - 958 pages
...succeeded in effecting his retreat in good order, owing, principally, to my want of cavalry, and, secondly, to the difficulty of bringing up the passes of the...conduct of the troops throughout this action. The enemy's positions were formidable, and he took them up with his usual ability and celerity, and defended... | |
 | John Philippart - Great Britain - 1820 - 420 pages
...succeeded in effecting his retreat in good order, owing, principally to my want of cavalry, and, secondly, to the difficulty of bringing up the passes of the...hands. "I cannot sufficiently applaud the conduct of ther troops throughout this action. The enemy's positions were formidable, and he took them up with... | |
 | 1808 - 1158 pages
...to my want of cavalry, and, secondly, to the difficulty of bringing up the passes of the mountain, with cele.rity, a sufficient number of troops, and...conduct of the troops throughout this action. The enemy's positions were formidable, and he took them up with his usual ability and celerity, and defended... | |
 | Charles Abbot (1st baron Colchester.) - 1829 - 270 pages
...succeeded in effecting his retreat in good order, owing principally to my want of cavalry, and secondly, to the difficulty of bringing up the passes of the...first ascended. The loss of the enemy has, however, being very great, and he left three pieces of cannon in our hands. I cannot sufficiently applaud the... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - Great Britain - 1835 - 548 pages
...succeeded in effecting his retreat in good order, owing principally to my want of cavalry ; and secondly, to the difficulty of bringing up the passes of the...conduct of the troops throughout this action. The enemy's positions were formidable, and he took them up with his usual ability and celerity, and eg... | |
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