 Maxwell, drew up in the farther gardens. The exertions of the workmen and artillery were wonderful. The batteries were soon in a state for the fire-faggots to operate ; and the flames spread with astonishing rapidity into every part. The column of fire...  History of the Royal Regiment of Artillery - Стр. 277авторы: Francis Duncan - 1879Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | John Heriot - 1792 - Страниц: 168
...Artificers, upon the Enemy's Works, were astonishing. The Batteries were soon in a state for the fire-faggots to operate, and the flames spread with astonishing...column of fire and smoke which rolled from the Works, grandly illuminated the Troops and neighbouring objects, forming altogether ac oup-d'ceil, which it... | |
 | John Drinkwater - 1839 - Страниц: 412
...of the workmen and artillery were wonderful. The batteries were soon in a state for the fire-faggots to operate ; and the flames spread with astonishing...and neighbouring objects, forming altogether a coup d cdl not possible to be described. In an hour the object of the Sortie was fully effected ; and trains... | |
 | Charles Leonard Irby, James Mangles - 1844 - Страниц: 364
...of the workmen and artillery were wonderful. The batteries were soon in a state for the fire-faggots to operate ; and the flames spread with astonishing...troops and neighbouring objects, forming altogether a coup-d'œil not possible to be described. In an hour the object of the sortie was fully effected; and... | |
 | Henry Ottley - 1854 - Страниц: 156
...of the workmen and artillery were wonderful. The batteries were soon in a state for the fire-faggots to operate ; and the flames spread with astonishing...troops and neighbouring objects, forming altogether a coup-d'ceil not possible to be described. In an hour the object of the sortie was fully effected ;... | |
 | William Robson - 1855 - Страниц: 684
...of the workmen and artillery were wonderful. The batteries were soon in a state for the firefagots to operate, and the flames spread with astonishing rapidity into every part. The columns of fire and smoke which rolled from the works beautifully illuminated the troops and neighbouring... | |
 | James Alexander Browne - 1865 - Страниц: 368
...fire-faggots to operate, and the flames spread with astonishing rapidity into every part ; the column of fire which rolled from the works beautifully illuminated...and neighbouring objects, forming altogether a coup d'osil impossible to describe. Two Spanish officers were taken prisoners ; one, a lieutenant, was taken... | |
 | James Alexander Browne - 1865 - Страниц: 372
...Their exertions were truly wonderful. The enemy's batteries were soon in a state for the fire-faggots to operate, and the flames spread with astonishing rapidity into every part ; the column of fire which rolled from the works beautifully illuminated the troops and neighbouring objects, forming altogether... | |
 | Frederic George Stephens, J. H. Mann - 1870 - Страниц: 324
...soon in a state for the fire-faggots to operate, and the flames spread with astonishing rapidity in every part. The column of fire and smoke which rolled...troops and neighbouring objects, forming altogether a coup(Fcfil not possible to be described. In an hour the object of the sortie was fully effected ; and... | |
 | John Drinkwater - 1871 - Страниц: 210
...artillery were wonderful. The batteries were soon in a state for the fire-faggots to operate ; r.nd the flames spread with astonishing rapidity into every...troops and neighbouring objects, forming altogether a coup-d'ceil not possible to be described. In an hour the object of the sortie was fully effected; and... | |
 | William Robson - 1871 - Страниц: 802
...of the workmen and artillery were wonderful. The batteries were soon in a state for the firefagots to operate, and the flames spread with astonishing rapidity into every part. The columns of fire and smoke which rolled from the works beautifully illuminated the troops and neighbouring... | |
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