The United Service Journal and Naval and Military Magazine, Parte3H. Colburn, 1831 |
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... Gascon ; and all the cruelty of a Spaniard , without a particle of the Castilian dignity . In short , his whole life was no better than a ferocious gasconade . " " I am not disposed , Chevalier , to break a lance with you in defence ...
... Gascon ; and all the cruelty of a Spaniard , without a particle of the Castilian dignity . In short , his whole life was no better than a ferocious gasconade . " " I am not disposed , Chevalier , to break a lance with you in defence ...
Página 170
... Gascon of the state of tactics towards the close of the Italian wars , we can scarcely select a picture more striking than that of the battle of Cerizolles in 1544 , in which Montluc acted no unim- portant part , and of which , with ...
... Gascon of the state of tactics towards the close of the Italian wars , we can scarcely select a picture more striking than that of the battle of Cerizolles in 1544 , in which Montluc acted no unim- portant part , and of which , with ...
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... Gascon and Swiss foot lay to the ground , the former kneeling and the latter at full length . At this juncture , Montluc , perceiving the Germans about to charge , galloped to the Gascon pikemen , and addressed to them a few words of ...
... Gascon and Swiss foot lay to the ground , the former kneeling and the latter at full length . At this juncture , Montluc , perceiving the Germans about to charge , galloped to the Gascon pikemen , and addressed to them a few words of ...
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... Gascon in its original form . On his whole narrative of the battle of Cerizolles , to offer a general tactical commentary , were perhaps not much else than to repeat the remarks , which were hazarded in our last Colloquy on the battle ...
... Gascon in its original form . On his whole narrative of the battle of Cerizolles , to offer a general tactical commentary , were perhaps not much else than to repeat the remarks , which were hazarded in our last Colloquy on the battle ...
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... Gascon boasts that he received several arrows in his roundel , or buckler , from the English archers ; and I need not remind you that the use of the long - bow was encouraged in your island even so late as the commencement of the ...
... Gascon boasts that he received several arrows in his roundel , or buckler , from the English archers ; and I need not remind you that the use of the long - bow was encouraged in your island even so late as the commencement of the ...
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Página 241 - That provision should be viewed, as it really was, a reasonable compensation offered by Congress, at a time when they had nothing else to give to the officers of the army for services then to be performed. It was the only means to prevent a total dereliction of the service. It was a part of their hire. I may be allowed to say, it was the price of their blood, and of your independency ; it is therefore more than a common debt, it is a debt of honor; it can never be considered as a pension or gratuity,...
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Página 109 - ... command of his superior officer, shall suffer death, or such other punishment as shall, according to the nature of his offence, be inflicted upon him by the sentence of a courtmartial.
Página 51 - ... of us. Picton took off his hat, and holding it over his eyes as a shade from the sun, looked sternly but anxiously at the French. The clatter of the horses and the clanking of the scabbards were so great when the right half squadron moved up, that many thought it the forerunner of a general charge. Some mounted officer called out, ' Had we not better form square ?' ' No,' replied Picton ; ' it is but a ruse to frighten us ; but it won't do.
Página 467 - Besides the diameter of the sun is 111 times as great as that of the earth, and at its surface, a heavy body would fall through no less than 450 feet in a single second ; so that if every other circumstance permitted human beings to re'side on it, their own weight would present an insuperable difficulty, since it would become thirty times as great as upon the surface of the earth, and a man of moderate size would weigh above two tons.
Página 481 - Allemans, aussi avec ces armes peut-on mieux combattre en host, que avec les lances ; car si on ne combat en haye, les lanciers s'embarrassent plus ; et le combat en haye, n'est pas si asseure qu'en host.