 | James Carrick Moore - La Coruña, Battle of, La Coruña, Spain, 1809 - 1809 - 364 pages
...the feeble and infirm, wlio hâve falleii *' into their hands. *' The army has still eleven leagues to march, the soldiers must " make an exertion to accomplish them ; the rear-guard cannot stop, " and those who fall behind must take their fate." Unfortunately, no attempt... | |
 | 1810 - 602 pages
...even to the feeble and infirm who have fallen into their hand-'. The army has still eleven leagues to march; the soldiers must make an exertion to accomplish...; and those who fall behind must take their fate." These representations were, ineffectual : — it was, in. deed, impossible to obey them : many of the... | |
 | Europe - 1810 - 600 pages
...mercy even to the feeble and infirm who have fallen into their hands. The army has still eleven leagues to march ; the soldiers must make an exertion to accomplish...stop; and those who fall behind must take their fate." These representations were ineffectual : — it was, indeed, impossible to obey them: many of the men... | |
 | Walter Scott - Europe - 1810 - 602 pages
...who have fallen into their hands. The army has still eleven leagues to march; the soldiers must muke an exertion to accomplish them : the rear guard cannot...; and those who fall behind must take their fate." These representations were ineffectual : — it was, indeed, impossible to obey them : many of the... | |
 | 1812 - 724 pages
...feeble and infirm who have fallen into their hands. .' Vol. t LI The army has still eleven leagues to march, the soldiers must make an exertion to accomplish them; the rear-guard cannot stop; and those who fall behind must take their fate." These representations were... | |
 | David Stewart - Clans - 1822 - 658 pages
...numbers of the men being without shoes, and all half famished and exhausted, orders were issued that " the rear guard cannot stop, and those who fall behind must take their fate." Upwards of 6000 men of the army had already, from disease and fatigue, dropped behind. The loss of... | |
 | David Stewart - Clans - 1825 - 596 pages
...numbers of the men being without shoes, and all half famished and exhausted, orders were issued that " the rear guard cannot stop, and those who fall behind must take their fate." Upwards of 6000 men of the army had already, from disease and fatigue, dropped behind. The loss of... | |
 | sir Frederick William Hamilton - 1874 - 628 pages
...even to the feeble and infirm who have fallen into their hands. " The army has still eleven leagues to march, the soldiers must make an exertion to accomplish them; the rearguard cannot stop, and those who fall behind must takc their fate." Shortly after dark on the evening... | |
 | Sir Frederick William Hamilton - 1874 - 606 pages
...even to the feeble and infirm who have fallen into their hands. " The army has still eleven leagues to march, the soldiers must make an exertion to accomplish them ; the rearguard cannot stop, and those who fall behind must take their fate." Shortly after dark on the evening... | |
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- who have hitherto," said lie, " shown little mercy even to the feeble and infirm who have fallen into their hands. The army has still eleven leagues to march ; the soldiers must make an exertion to accomplish them : the rear guard cannot stop; and those... 