 | English literature - 1813 - 1008 pages
...neighbourhood of Burgos on the one hand, and from Madrid on the other, the officer« lost all command over their men. Irregularities and outrages of all descriptions were committed with impunity ; and losses hare been sustained which ought never to have occurred." — Thie irregularity the Commander-in-Chief... | |
 | 1812 - 724 pages
...neighbourhood of Burgos on the oue hand, and from Madrid on the other, the oHicers lost all command over their men. Irregularities and outrages of all descriptions...been sustained which ought never to have occurred. Yet the necessity for retreat existing, none was ever made in which the troops made such short marches... | |
 | History - 1813 - 818 pages
...neighbourhood of Burgos on the .one hand, and from Madrid on the other, the officers lost all command over their men. Irregularities and outrages of all descriptions were committed with impunity; and losses hate been sustained which ought nerer to have occurred." It is to be hoped that his lordship's fcelinfi... | |
 | Francis L. Clarke, William Dunlap - Generals - 1814 - 446 pages
...had ever read. That both in the retreat from Burgos and from Madrid, the officers lost command over their men — irregularities and outrages of all descriptions were committed with impunity, upon the individuals of that nation whose battles they pretended to fight, and whose defence from aggression... | |
 | Hewson Clarke - 1815 - 622 pages
...neighbourhood of Burgos on the one hand, and from Madrid on the other, the officers lost all command over the men. Irregularities and outrages of all descriptions...been sustained which ought never to have occurred. Yet the necessity for retreat existing, none was ever made in which the troops made such short marches... | |
 | England - 1834 - 1046 pages
...neighbourhood of Burgos on the one hand, and from Madrid on the other, the officers lost all command over their men. Irregularities and outrages of all descriptions...been sustained which ought never to have occurred.' " Major Pringle does not deign to allude to this worse than ungenerous — this base argument against... | |
 | Christopher Kelly - 1818 - 568 pages
...neighbourhood of Burgos on the one hand, and from Madrid on the other, the officers lost all command over their men; irregularities and outrages of all descriptions...Portugal, subsequent to the allied army being put into winter-quar. ters, it will be proper to take a view of the proceeding's in the British Parliament,... | |
 | John Philippart - Great Britain - 1820 - 422 pages
...neighbourhood of Burgos on the one hand, and from Madrid on the other, the officers lost all command over the men. Irregularities and outrages of all descriptions...been sustained which ought never to have occurred. Yet the necessity for retreat existing, none was ever made in which the troops made such short marches... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1821 - 976 pages
...neighbourhood of Burgos on the one hand, and from Madrid on the other, the officers lost all command over their men. Irregularities and outrages of all descriptions...been sustained which ought never to have occurred." It is to be hoped that his lordship's feelings have given a degree of exaggeration to his expressions;... | |
 | Thomas Hamilton - 1829 - 488 pages
...neighbourhood of Burgos on the one hand, and from Madrid on the other, the officers lost all command over their men. Irregularities and outrages of all descriptions...been sustained which ought never to have occurred. " Yet the necessity for retreat existing, none was ever made in which the troops made such short marches,... | |
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It must be obvious however to every officer, that from the moment the troops commenced their retreat from the neighbourhood of Burgos on the one hand, and from Madrid on the other, the officers lost all command over their men. Irregularities and outrages... 
