| Military art and science - 1812 - 640 pages
...occurred. Yet the necessity for retreat existing, none, was ever made in which the troopt made such short marches ; none on which they made such long and repeated halts", aud none on which the retreating armies were so little pressed on the rear by theenf; jny. We must... | |
| Hewson Clarke - 1815 - 622 pages
...occurred. Yet the necessity for retreat existing, none was ever made in which the troops made such short marches ; none on which they made such long...were so little pressed on their rear by the enemy. We must look, therefore, for the existing evils, and for the situation in which we now find the army,... | |
| John Philippart - Great Britain - 1820 - 420 pages
...occurred. Yet the necessity for retreat existing, none was ever made in which the troops made such short marches ; none on which they made such long...were so little pressed on their rear by the enemy. We must look, therefore, for the existing evils, and for the situation in which we now find the army,... | |
| John Philippart - Great Britain - 1820 - 422 pages
...occurred. Yet the necessity for retreat existing, none was ever made in which the troops made such short marches ; none on which they made such long...; and none in which the retreating armies were so Iktls pressed on their rear by the enemy. We must look, therefore, for the existing evils, and for... | |
| Thomas Hamilton - 1829 - 488 pages
...necessity for retreat existing, none was ever made in which the troops made such short marches, — none in which they made such long and repeated halts, —...so little pressed on their rear by the enemy. These evils," continues Lord Wellington, " I have no hesitation in attributing to the habitual inattention... | |
| Thomas Hamilton - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1831 - 316 pages
...necessity for retreat existing, none was ever made in which the troops made such short marches, — none in which they made such long and repeated halts,— and...so little pressed on their rear by the enemy. These evils," continues Lord Wellington, " I have no hesitation in attributing to the habitual inattention... | |
| Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - Great Britain - 1837 - 718 pages
...occurred. Yet the necessity for retreat existing, none was ever made in which the troops made such short marches ; none on which they made such long and repeated halts ; and none on which the retreating armies were so little pressed on the rear by the enemy. We must look, therefore,... | |
| Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - Great Britain - 1837 - 804 pages
...troops made such short marches; none on which thay made such long and repeated halts ; and none on which the retreating armies were so little pressed on their rear by the enemy. • We must look therefore for the existing evils, and for the situation in which we now find the army,... | |
| Arthur Wellesley (1st duke of Wellington.) - 1838 - 678 pages
...occurred. Yet the necessity for retreat existing, none- was ever made on which the troops had such short marches ; none on which they made such long and repeated halts; and none on which the retreating armies were so little pressed on their rear by the enemy. ' We must look therefore... | |
| Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - Great Britain - 1838 - 650 pages
...have Occurred. Yet the necessity for retreat existing, none was ever made on which the troops had such short marches ; none on which they made such long and repeated halts; and none on which the retreating armies were so little pressed on their rear by the enemy. ' We must look therefore... | |
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