 Fire !' thundered from the colonel's lips, each face poured out its deadly volley — and in a moment the leading files of the French lay before the square, as if hurled by a thunderbolt to the earth. The assailants, broken and dispersed, galloped off...  Stories of Waterloo ... - Sida 203efter William Hamilton Maxwell - 1833 - 384 sidorObegränsad förhandsgranskning - Om den här boken
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1845 - 304 sidor
...Colonel's lips, each face poured out its deadly volley ; and, in a moment, the leading files of the French lay before the square, as if hurled by a thunderbolt...galloped off for shelter to the tall rye, while a stream of musketry from the British square, carried death into the retreating squadrons."* The relief... | |
 | Great Britain. Army, William Hamilton Maxwell - 1847 - 560 sidor
...colonel's lips, each side poured out its deadly volley — and in a moment the leading files of the French lay before the square, as if hurled by a thunderbolt...square, carried death into their retreating squadrons."* But, unhappily, these furious and continued charges were not always inefficient. On the right, and... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1852 - 558 sidor
...colonel's lips, each side poured out its deadly volley — and in a moment the leading files of the French lay before the square, as if hurled by a thunderbolt...square, carried death into their retreating squadrons."* But, unhappily, these furious and continued charges were not always inefficient. On the right, and... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1852 - 562 sidor
...the colonel's lips, each face poured out its deadly volley ; and in a moment the leading files of the French lay before the square, as if hurled by a thunderbolt...galloped off for shelter to the tall rye, while a stream of musketry from the British square carried death into the retreating squadrons." J But numbers... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1852 - 562 sidor
...in a moment the leading files of the French lay before the square, as if hurled by a thunderbolt ta the earth. The assailants, broken and dispersed, galloped off for shelter to the tall rye, while a stream of musketry from the British square carried death into the retreating squadrons. "J But numbers... | |
 | Mary Atkinson Maurice - 1853 - 322 sidor
...poured out its deadly volley, and in a moment the leading files of the French lay before the squares, as if hurled by a thunderbolt to the earth. The assailants,...galloped off for shelter to the tall rye, while a stream of musketry from the British square carried death into the retreating squadrons."* After a furious... | |
 | Edward N. Marks - 1854 - 394 sidor
...colonel's lips, each face poured out out its deadly volley; and ill a moment the leading files of the French lay before the square, as if hurled by a thunderbolt...dispersed, galloped off for shelter to the tall rye, while the stream of musketry from the British square carried death into the retreating squadrons."* Such... | |
 | Book - 1867 - 662 sidor
...the coloael's lips each side poured out its deadly volley, and in a moment tho leading files of the French lay before the square, as if hurled by a thunderbolt...earth. The assailants, broken and dispersed, galloped on" for shelter to the tall rye, while a constant stream of musketry from the British square carried... | |
 | 1873 - 154 sidor
...colonel's lips, each side poured out its deadly volley; and, in a moment, the leading files of the French lay before the square, as if hurled by a thunderbolt...musketry from the British square carried death into the retreating squadrons." The 42d and the 92d, however, were terribly cut up ; and the battle remained... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 434 sidor
...foremost files of the French prostrate upon the ground as if they had been swept by a stroke of lightning. The assailants, broken and dispersed, galloped off for shelter to the tall rye. while rolling waves of musketry fire carried death into their retreating squadrons. The battle closed with... | |
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