Sketches of the Character, Manners, and Present State of the Highlanders of Scotland: With Details of the Military Service of the Highland Regiments, 第 1 巻Constable, 1822 - 595 ページ |
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... enemy with impetuosity , rushing into close action , where it was only intended to amuse . He does not brook disap- pointment , sustain a galling distant fire with coolness , or retire from an enterprise with temper . He may be trusted ...
... enemy with impetuosity , rushing into close action , where it was only intended to amuse . He does not brook disap- pointment , sustain a galling distant fire with coolness , or retire from an enterprise with temper . He may be trusted ...
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... enemy , and that their outposts likewise commanded cer- tain narrow defiles , through which the allied forces must march to attack the besieging army . It became , of course , necessary to disperse these squadrons , and to dislodge the ...
... enemy , and that their outposts likewise commanded cer- tain narrow defiles , through which the allied forces must march to attack the besieging army . It became , of course , necessary to disperse these squadrons , and to dislodge the ...
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... enemy . Previously to the general engagement , the Duke ordered an attack on a redoubt advanced on the right of the wood , occupied by 600 men . This operation took place about four in the morning , " when the Guards and Highlanders ...
... enemy . Previously to the general engagement , the Duke ordered an attack on a redoubt advanced on the right of the wood , occupied by 600 men . This operation took place about four in the morning , " when the Guards and Highlanders ...
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... enemy , who pursued the moment the retreat commenced . The Dutch and Hanoverians retired at the same time . A great military error seems to have been committed in advancing so far while the fortified villages and redoubts remained in ...
... enemy , who pursued the moment the retreat commenced . The Dutch and Hanoverians retired at the same time . A great military error seems to have been committed in advancing so far while the fortified villages and redoubts remained in ...
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... enemy , the attention of many was directed towards them . Some were suspicious of their conduct in the service of a king to whose authority they were supposed to be adverse , * Others , again , anxious for the honour and military fame ...
... enemy , the attention of many was directed towards them . Some were suspicious of their conduct in the service of a king to whose authority they were supposed to be adverse , * Others , again , anxious for the honour and military fame ...
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