 | 1821 - 526 pàgines
...down by hundreds, while they stood waiting for orders. ' Seeing that all bis well-laid plans ..ere frustrated, Pakenham gave the word to advance, and the other regiments, leaving the 44th with the ladders and fascines behind them, rushed on to the assault. On the left, a detachment... | |
 | George Robert Gleig - 1821 - 450 pàgines
...down by hundreds- while they stood waiting for orders. 1 A Seeing that all his well-laid plans were frustrated, Pakenham gave the word to advance, and the other regiments, leaving the 44th with the ladders and fascines behind them, rushed on to the assault. On the left, a detachment... | |
 | George Robert Gleig - 1821 - 420 pàgines
...mowed down by hundreds, while they stood waiting for orders. Seeing that all his well-laid plans were frustrated, Pakenham gave the word to advance, and the other regiments, leaving the 44th with the ladders and fascines behind them, rushed on to the assault. On the left, a detachment... | |
 | 1826 - 590 pàgines
...mowed down by hundreds, while they stood waiting for orders. Seeing that all his well-laid plans were frustrated, Pakenham gave the word to advance, and the other regiments, leaving the 44th with the ladders and fascines behind them, rushed on 16 the assault. On the left a detachment... | |
 | Thomas Smart Hughes - 1846 - 532 pàgines
...already broke; the British army had advanced; and the signal rocket was sent up, while they were still four miles from the batteries, which ought to have...to the assault: on the left, a detachment carried an advanced battery, and attempted to cross the ditch by a single plank into the lines ; but they were... | |
 | Charles Acland - 1847 - 392 pàgines
...mowed down by hundreds, while they stood waiting for orders. Seeing that all his well-laid plans were frustrated, Pakenham gave the word to advance, and the other regiments, leaving the 44th with the ladders and fascines behind them, rushed on to the assault. On the left, a detachment... | |
 | Charles Jared Ingersoll - 1852 - 418 pàgines
...were mowed down by hundreds while they stood waiting orders. Seeing that all his- well-laid plans were frustrated, Pakenham gave the word to advance, and the other regiments, leaving the 44th with the ladders and fascines behind them, rushed on to the assault." The Subaltern says that... | |
 | John Frost - 1853 - 822 pàgines
...signal rocket was sent up, while they were four miles from the batteries, which ought to hare been taken soon after midnight. Nor was this the only disappointment...assault : on the left, a detachment carried a battery in rulvance of the American works, and attempted to cross the ditch by a single plank into the lines ;... | |
 | John William Cole - 1856 - 390 pàgines
...chief column as if he had been present also in their ranks : " Seeing that all his well-laid plans were frustrated, Pakenham gave the word to advance, and the other regiments, leaving the 44th with the ladders and fascines behind them, rushed on to the assault. On the right, a detachment... | |
 | John Frost - 1857 - 853 pàgines
...for the fortyfourth had neglected to bring them. The indignation of Sir Edward was extreme : gaHoping up to Colonel Mullens, who, as it appeared, had been...fourth were almost cut to pieces, the ninety-third rushed on, and took the lead : rushing impetuously on, our troops soon reached the ditch ; but to scale... | |
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... brought up, it was only to be scattered over the field by the frightened bearers. For our troops were by this time visible to the enemy. A dreadful fire was accordingly opened upon them, and they were mowed down by hundreds, while they stood waiting... 
