 | Walter Scott - 1813 - 536 páginas
...mounted with heavy cannon, occupied the most commanding grounds within the lines. The fort of Cornelis was in the centre, and the whole of the works were...numerous and wellorganized artillery. The season was too far advanced, the heat too violent, and our numbers insufficient, to admit of regular approaches.... | |
 | 1813 - 532 páginas
...mounted with heavy cannon, occupied the most commanding grounds within the lines. The fort of Cornelis was in the centre, and the whole of the works were...numerous and wellorganized artillery. The season was too far advanced, the heat too violent, and our numbers insufficient, to admit of regular approaches.... | |
 | 1813 - 544 páginas
...mounted with heavy cannon, occupied the most commanding grounds within the lines. The fort of Cornells was in the centre, and the whole of the works were...numerous and wellorganized artillery. The season was too far advanced, the heat too violent, and our numbers insufficient, to admit of regular approaches.... | |
 | Edward Baines - 1818 - 746 páginas
...with heavy cannoir, occupied the most commanding ground within the lines ; and the fort of Cornelis, and the whole of the works, were defended by a numerous and well organized artillery. By these works, it was thought, that the British army would be delayed, and... | |
 | Lady Sophia Raffles - 1835 - 466 páginas
...mounted with heavy cannon, occupied the most commanding grounds within the lines. The fort of Cornelis was in the centre, and the whole of the works were...numerous and well-organized artillery. The season was too far advanced, the heat too violent, and our number insufficient to admit of regular approaches.... | |
 | Edward Thornton - 1843 - 624 páginas
...a deep trench strongly palisadoed, seven redoubts, and many batteries. The fort of Meester Corselis was in the centre, and the whole of the works were...general to decline attempting the reduction of * The works round the little fort had been constructed and armed a few months before by Marshal Daendels,... | |
 | Edward Thornton - 1843 - 630 páginas
...a deep trench strongly palisadoed, seven redoubts, and many batteries. The fort of Meester Corselis was in the centre, and the whole of the works were...general to decline attempting the reduction of * The works round the little fort had been constructed and armed a few months before by Marshal Daendels,... | |
 | Edward Baines - 1855 - 618 páginas
...with heavy cannon, occupied the most commanding »round within the lines ; and the fort of rnelis, and the whole of the works, were defended by a numerous and well or¡anized artillery. By these works it was bought, that the British army would be elayed, and... | |
 | Edward Thornton - 1859 - 690 páginas
...a deep trench strongly palisadned, seven redoubts, and many batteries. The fort of Meester Corselis was in the centre, and the whole of the works were...erected, with a view of disabling the principal redoubts : from these a heavy fire was kept up for two days with great effect ; and, though answered by a far... | |
 | Demetrius Charles Boulger - 1897 - 460 páginas
...mounted with heavy cannon occupied the most commanding grounds within the lines. The fort of Cornelis was in the centre, and the whole of the works were defended by a numerous and well - organised artillery. The season was too far advanced, the heat too violent, and our number insufficient... | |
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Seven redoubts, and many batteries, mounted with heavy cannon, occupied the most commanding grounds within the lines. The fort of Cornelis was in the centre, and the whole of the works were defended by a numerous and wellorganized artillery. The season... 
