The HussarG.B. Zieber & Company, 1845 - 284 páginas |
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... squadron , assurances , that provided I be- haved well , I should never want a friend , nor find the road to promotion barred against me . What a magnificent encampment was that of Schwarm ! where were assembled six regiments of cavalry ...
... squadron , assurances , that provided I be- haved well , I should never want a friend , nor find the road to promotion barred against me . What a magnificent encampment was that of Schwarm ! where were assembled six regiments of cavalry ...
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... squadron wheeled back by threes , and they were admitted into the heart of the square . It is customary in like cases to tie up the eyes of the prisoners , in order that they may not shrink when the signal for firing is given ; while ...
... squadron wheeled back by threes , and they were admitted into the heart of the square . It is customary in like cases to tie up the eyes of the prisoners , in order that they may not shrink when the signal for firing is given ; while ...
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... squadrons , as far as circumstances would allow , every night for shelter among the planters ' settlements that lay by the wayside . I think it was in the evening of the second day , that the squadron to which I was attached took ...
... squadrons , as far as circumstances would allow , every night for shelter among the planters ' settlements that lay by the wayside . I think it was in the evening of the second day , that the squadron to which I was attached took ...
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... squadrons , in various estancias - one of which , called Chetree , con- tained the head - quarters of the regiment . It chanced that I formed part of the head - quarter squadron , which kept its horses within a sort of kraal or ...
... squadrons , in various estancias - one of which , called Chetree , con- tained the head - quarters of the regiment . It chanced that I formed part of the head - quarter squadron , which kept its horses within a sort of kraal or ...
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... squadron received orders to reinforce a body of infantry , by whom a re- doubt , somewhat in advance of the position , was held . The enemy , it appeared , had given out that they would eat their new - year's dinner in that redoubt ...
... squadron received orders to reinforce a body of infantry , by whom a re- doubt , somewhat in advance of the position , was held . The enemy , it appeared , had given out that they would eat their new - year's dinner in that redoubt ...
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The Hussar: A German Cavalryman in British Service Throughout the Napoleonic ... Norbert Landsheit,G. R. Gleig Sin vista previa disponible - 2008 |
The Hussar: A German Cavalryman in British Service Throughout the Napoleonic ... Norbert Landsheit,G. R. Gleig Sin vista previa disponible - 2008 |
Términos y frases comunes
20th Light Dragoons Abrantes Accordingly advance Alcoy appeared arms army arrived ascertained barracks batteries became began Bishopric of Cologne brought Captain carbines carried cavalry Colonel Colonel Adam columns command comrades consequence corps course detachment dragoons duty effect enemy enemy's English eyes fell fire fleet force Foreign Hussars forward French front gave ground guard Guernsey guns halted hand head horses hour immediately infantry kraal lady look Lord William Bentinck Monte Video Moreover morning mounted moved never night o'clock occupied officer once ourselves outposts parade party passed patrols picket Port au Prince position prisoners pushed quarters rear received regiment retreat returned road rode scarcely seemed sent sergeant ship Sicily side Sir David Baird skirmishers soldiers soon sort Spaniards Spanish squadron stood Tarragona thing tion told took Tortosa town troops videttes village whole wine
Pasajes populares
Página 3 - Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more; Or close the wall up with our English dead ! In peace, there's nothing so becomes a man, As modest stillness, and humility : But when the blast of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the tiger...
Página 30 - keeping the word of promise to the ear, and breaking it to the hope...
Página 145 - ... breeches, our hands, arms, and swords, were all besmeared with blood. Moreover, as the enemy gave way we continued to advance, amid a cloud of dust so thick, that to see beyond th« distance of those immediately* about yourself, was impossible.
Página 158 - ... which heroic achievement he was created a count of the sacred Roman Empire, December 14, 1595. He was a brother-in-law to Henry, Earl of Southampton ; but he was a Roman Catholic, and this fact debarred him from any official service under the Virginia Company, which was soon after incorporated. While it is not necessary for me to give a detailed account of the North Virginia colony, because its history has been fully and fairly written, still in order to understand the colonial movement as it...
Página 6 - Sir," said he, in his slightly-broken English, " by reminding you of a passage in the life of Frederic the Great. There was a poor curate, who, after many years' faithful service in the diocese, applied to the bishop for a vacant living. ' Ah !' replied the bishop, who fully acknowledged his merits ; ' so you knew that that living was vacant did you? Well, I am very sorry I cannot give you...