 From the heights of Montebello the Austrians beheld a novelty in the art of war. Train after train arrived by railway from Voghera, each train disgorging its hundreds of armed men, and immediately hastening back for more. In vain Count Stadion endeavoured...  Journal of the Royal United Service Institution - Page 325by Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies - 1864Full view - About this book
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1860 - 902 pages
...and, to borrow the language of a contemporary account, " from the heights of Montebello the Austrians beheld a novelty in the art of war. Train after train...vain Count Stadion endeavoured to crush the force in front of him before it could be increased enough to overpower him." The result was, that after an... | |
 | Books - 1860 - 876 pages
...and, to borrow the language of a contemporary account, " from the heights of Montebello the Austrians beheld a novelty in the art of war. Train after train...vain Count Stadion endeavoured to crush the force in front of him before it could be increased enough to overpower him." The result was, that after an... | |
 | Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies - Military art and science - 1865 - 658 pages
...his assistance, were compelled, after great loss, but heroic fighting, to fall back on Montebello." beheld a novelty in the art of war. Train after train...Voghera, each train disgorging its hundreds of armed men, und immediately hastening back for more. In vain Count Stadion endeavoured to crush the force before... | |
 | Emile de Bonnechose - France - 1878 - 1006 pages
...from Forey's division continued to arrive by railway. From the heights of Montebello the Austrians beheld a novelty in the art of war. Train after train...immediately hastening back for more. In vain Count Stadion 838 ADVANCE OF THE FRENCH. [*.D. 1859. endeavoured to crash the force in front of him before it could... | |
 | Henry Wager Halleck - International law - 1878 - 644 pages
...the French, through the support they received in the continual arrival of fresh troops by railway. Each train disgorging its hundreds of armed men and immediately hastening back for more. ' By declaration between Great Britain, Austria, Bavaria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy,... | |
 | Thomas Archer (historical writer.) - 1883 - 754 pages
...from Forey's division continued to arrive by railway. From the heights of Montebello the Austrians beheld a novelty in the art of war. Train after train...vain Count Stadion endeavoured to crush the force in front of him before it could be increased enough to overpower him. The Austrians gave way and retired... | |
 | Thomas Archer - Great Britain - 1883 - 786 pages
...from Furey's division continued to arrive by railway. From the heights of Montebello the Austrians beheld a novelty in the art of war. Train after train...vain Count Stadion endeavoured to crush the force in front of him before it could be increased enough to overpower him. The Austrians gave way and retired... | |
 | Edwin A. Pratt - Military railroads - 1915 - 426 pages
...Times, writing from Pa via on May 21, 1859, said : — From the heights of Montebello the Austrians beheld a novelty in the art of war. Train after train...vain Count Stadion endeavoured to crush the force behind him before it could be increased enough to overpower him. Then, also, the good use made of the... | |
 | Edwin A. Pratt - Military railroads - 1915 - 432 pages
...Times, writing from Pa via on May 21, 1859, said :— From the heights of Montebello the Austrians beheld a novelty in the art of war. Train after train...vain Count Stadion endeavoured to crush the force behind him before it could be increased enough to overpower him. Then, also, the good use made of the... | |
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