 | 1798 - 776 Seiten
...men ; the artillery which they had1 planted on the walls was wretchedly served, but their musquetry was excellent. These people have no idea of children's...second, in spite of the fire from the houses. The forts which are on the coast, on the other side of the city, were then invested ; and in the evening... | |
 | 1798 - 298 Seiten
...served, but their musquetry was excellent. These people have no idea of children's play : they «ither kill or are killed. The first inclosure, however,...second, in spite of the fire from the houses. The forts which are on the coast, on the other side of the city, were then invested ; and in the evening... | |
 | Hewson Clarke - 1816 - 874 Seiten
.... , " At break of day on the 2nd, we invested Alexandria, after driving into the town several email detachments of cavalry : the enemy defended themselves...second, in spite of the fire from the houses. The forts, which are on the coast on the other side of the city, were then invested ; and in the evening... | |
 | C. H. Gifford - 1817 - 944 Seiten
...Louis Bonaparte, in a letter to his brother Joseph, dated Alexandria, July 6. " At break of day en the 2d, we invested Alexandria, after driving into...carried ; and soon after the second, in spite of the tire from the bouses. The forts which are on the coast, on the other side of the city, were then invested,... | |
 | William Henry Ireland - 1828 - 528 Seiten
...small detachments of cavalry into the city. The enemy defended themselves like men : their artillery, planted on the walls, was wretchedly served, but their...no idea of children's play ; they either kill, or must be Killed. The first enclosure, containing the city of the Arabs, was carried; and, shortly after,... | |
 | 1832 - 398 Seiten
...breathes a tone of philanthropy very creditable to the youthful writer. " The Mamelukes," he says, " have no idea of children's play : they either kill or are killed. The Bedouins are an invincible people, inhabiting a burning desert, mounted on the fleetest horses in the... | |
 | 1842 - 410 Seiten
...breathes a tone of philanthropy very creditable to the youthful writer. " The Mamelukes," he says, " have no idea of children's play : they either kill or are killed. The Bedouins are an invincible people, inhabiting a burning desert, mounted on the fleetest horses in the... | |
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The enemy defended themselves like men*; the artillery which they planted on the walls was wretchedly served, but their musketry was excellent. These people have no idea of children's play ; they either kill or are killed. The first inclosure, however,... 