 | 1813 - 744 pages
...them back. The Kmperor lent there Colonel Midland, one of his Aides-de-Camp, to direct the movement* ; and the French were driven back as far as the defile...ten o'clock at night, with an uninterrupted fire of artillery and musketry ; it must have cost him 6000 men, as he was obliged to force the defile ui the... | |
 | John Philippart - Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 - 1813 - 470 pages
...position until four o'clock in the afternoon, after the enemy had entirely turned his left, and after 103 having resisted the most vigorous attacks on his right...cost him 6000 men, as he was obliged to force the 104 defile of the Spree under the fire of our cannon and small arms. On the left wing the corps of... | |
 | Europe - 1815 - 772 pages
...Prince of Wirtemberg sent some tirailleurs to drive them back — The Emperor Alexander sent thither Colonel Michand, one of his aides-decamp> to direct...made the attack — The engagement, which the enemy maintained on the points before mentioned, lasted until ten o'clock at night, with an uninterrupted... | |
 | Walter Scott - Europe - 1815 - 770 pages
...Prince of Wirtemberg sent some tirailleurs to drive them back — The Emperor Alexander sent thither Colonel Michand, one of his aides-decamp, to direct...made the attack — The engagement, which the enemy maintained on the points before mentioned, lasted until ten o'clock at night, with an uninterrupted... | |
 | Christopher Kelly - Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 - 1817 - 550 pages
...that side. The Prince of Wirtemberg sent some tirailleurs to drive them back: the emperor seit thither Colonel Michand, one of his aides-de-camp, to direct...The engagement which the enemy had maintained on the pointe before mentioned, lasted until ten o'clock at night, with an uninterrupted fir« of artillery... | |
 | Christopher Kelly - 1818 - 568 pages
...side. The Prince of Wirtemberg •ent some tirailleurs to drive them back: the emperor sent thither Colonel Michand, one of his aides-de-camp, to direct...ten o'clock at night, with an uninterrupted fire of artillery and musketry. It must have cost him six thousand men, as he was obliged to force the defile... | |
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Colonel Michand, one of his Aides-de-Camp, to direct the movements; and the French were driven back as far as the defile of the mountains by which they made the attack. " The engagement which the enemy had maintained on the points before mentioned lasted... 