| Great Britain - 1807 - 542 pages
...street!! ' and batteries with their bayonets, arid OVeVturning their cannon. The 40th regiipenrv' with Col Browne, followed. They also missed the breach,' and...passed through the fire of the batteries, before they founldt" it.— — The 87th regt was posted near tfip^1North Gate, -which the troops who entered '... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1809 - 1484 pages
...directions, clearing the streets and batteries with, their bayonets, and overturning their cannon.' The 40th regiment, with colonel Browne, followed. — They...found it. — The 87th regiment was posted near the uorth gate, which T t the the troops who entered at tho breach were to open for them, but their ardour... | |
| History - 1809 - 1080 pages
...streets • and batteries with their bayonets, and overturning their cannon. The 40th regiment, wiih colonel Browne, followed. — They also missed the...through the fire of the batteries, before they found ¡t. — The 87th regiment was posted near the north gate, which T t the the troops who cntfred at... | |
| Edmund Burke - History - 1809 - 1138 pages
....ind batteries with their bayonets, ami overturning their cannon. The 40th regiment, with со. lonel Browne, followed : they also missed the breach, and twice passed through the lire of the batteries be. fore they found it. The 87th regiment was posted near the north gate, which... | |
| Military art and science - 1811 - 658 pages
...directions, clearing the streets and batteries with their bayonets, and overturning the cqnnon. The 40th regiment with Colonel Browne followed. They also missed...and twice passed through the fire of the batteries, with the loss of their brave commander, Major Dalrymple, before they found it. The B7th regiment was... | |
| Edward Pelham Brenton - Great Britain - 1825 - 610 pages
...advanced in all directions, carrying every battery with their bayonets, and overturning the guns. The 40th regiment with Colonel Browne followed; they also missed...through the fire of the batteries before they found it. Our loss during the siege was trifling, but in the assault many brave officers and men purchased the... | |
| John William Norie - Anglo-French War, 1793-1802 - 1827 - 632 pages
...overturning their cannon. The 40th regiment, with Col. Browne, followed ; but they also missed the breech, and twice passed through the fire of the batteries before they found it. The 8?th regiment was posted near the north gate, which the troops who entered at the breach were to open... | |
| Military art and science - 1833 - 592 pages
...tha breach. And twice passed through the flre of the batteries, (with the loss of Majoi Dalrymple.) before they found it. The 87th regiment was posted...which the troops who entered at the breach were to have opened for it ; such, however, was the ardour of the men, that they could not wait, but scaling... | |
| Military art and science - 1833 - 594 pages
...the breach, and twice passed through the flru of the batteries, (with the loss of Major Dalrymplc,) before they found it. The 87th regiment was posted near the north gate, which the troopa who entered at the breach were to have opened for it ; such, however, wax the ardour of the... | |
| Edward Pelham Brenton - Great Britain - 1837 - 778 pages
...advanced in all directions, carrying every battery with their bayonets, and overturning the guns. The 40th regiment with Colonel Browne followed; they also missed...through the fire of the batteries before they found it. Our loss during the siege was trifling, but in the assault many brave officers and men purchased the... | |
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