 They expected to repel the assailants on the present occasion, by throwing grenades from the parapet nearest the breach, as well as by the fire of the garrison. The officer who was to conduct the assault posted his troops, at midnight, among the...  The Works of John Moore - Seite 119von Robert Anderson - 1820Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Moore - 1800 - 418 Seiten
...The officer who was to conduct the affault ported his troops, at midnight, among the myrtle-bu£kes, with which the rocks around Calvi are covered ; and...without being heard by the enemy. That there might be no rifk of alarming them by accidental firing, he had ordered the foldiers nof to load, having .previoufly... | |
 | John Moore - 1800 - 420 Seiten
...w^s to condu<3: fhe affault. pofled his troops, at midnight, among ^ , . , , ^ the my rtler bulhes, w^ith which the rocks around Calvi are covered ; and as near the •* '• '. •brea.ch as he copld go, wi|;hout being heard by thje. ehemy. That there might be no ri£k of alarming then) by accidental... | |
 | 1801 - 618 Seiten
...The officer who was to conduct the assault posted his troops, at midnight, among the myrtle bushes with which the rocks around Calvi are covered, and as near the breach as po.ssible, without being heard by the enemy. That there might be no risk of alarming them by accidental... | |
 | 1804 - 646 Seiten
...The officer who was to conduct the assault posted his troops, at midnight, among the myrtle bushes with which the rocks around Calvi are covered, and as near the breach as possible, without being heard by the enemy. That there might be no risk of alarming them by accidental... | |
 | 1804 - 636 Seiten
...the myrtle bushes with which the rocks around Calvi are covered, and as near the breach as possible, without being heard by the enemy. That there might...not to load, having previously convinced them that the point would be best effected by the bayonet. A little before day-break the commander in chief arrived... | |
 | 1809 - 702 Seiten
...myrtle bushes, with vhich the rocks around Calvi are covered — and as near "the breath as possible, without being heard by the enemy. That there might...to load — having previously convinced them that the point would be best effected by the bayonet. " A little before day-break, the Commander-in-Chief... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 258 Seiten
...the myrtlebushes with which the rocks among Calvi are covered, and as near the breach as possible, without being heard by the enemy. That there might...not to load, having previously convinced them that the point would be best effected by the bayonet. A little before day-break the commander-in-chief arrived... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - 1863 - 826 Seiten
...the myrtlebushes with which the rocks among Calvi are covered, and as near the breach as possible, without being heard by the enemy. That there might...not to load, having previously convinced them that the point would be best effected by the bayonet. A little before day-break the commander-in-chief arrived... | |
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