 | Henry J. T. Hildyard - 1876 - 154 pages
...defending the works, fled in dismay and communicated the panic to the troops in their rear. Within an hour the object of the sortie was effected, trains...destruction of the enemy's immense stores of gunpowder. General Elliot stated in orders :— " The bearing and conduct of the whole detachment, " officers,... | |
 | Henry J. T. Hildyard - 1876 - 152 pages
...defending the works, fled in dismay and communicated the panic to the troops in their rear. Within an hour the object of the sortie was effected, trains...destruction of the enemy's immense stores of gunpowder. General Elliot stated in orders :— " The bearing and conduct of the whole detachment, " officers,... | |
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an hour the object of the sortie was effected; trains were laid to the enemy's magazines, and the soldiers withdrew: as they entered the fortress tremendous explosions shook the ground, and rising columns of smoke, flame, and burning timber, proclaimed... 