The Memoirs of Baron de Marbot: Late Lieutenant-general in the French Army, Opseg 1Longmans, Green and Company, 1892 |
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... fight ; brave , moreover , to the point of rashness . He was absolutely ignorant of everything that did not con- cern his horse , his accoutrements , or his service in the field . Pertelay junior , on the other hand , was gentle , well ...
... fight ; brave , moreover , to the point of rashness . He was absolutely ignorant of everything that did not con- cern his horse , his accoutrements , or his service in the field . Pertelay junior , on the other hand , was gentle , well ...
Stranica 47
... fight with sabres , and we left the garden , followed by all present . Behold us , then , close to the water's edge , on fine firm sands , ready for a bout with the steel . Pertelay knew that I was fairly good with the sabre , but still ...
... fight with sabres , and we left the garden , followed by all present . Behold us , then , close to the water's edge , on fine firm sands , ready for a bout with the steel . Pertelay knew that I was fairly good with the sabre , but still ...
Stranica 56
... fighting We met them with the sabre Meanwhile some thirty of the fled in disorder across the fields . the grand guard hurried up . and put them to flight also . enemy were still in the pond ; but fearing to urge their horses forward ...
... fighting We met them with the sabre Meanwhile some thirty of the fled in disorder across the fields . the grand guard hurried up . and put them to flight also . enemy were still in the pond ; but fearing to urge their horses forward ...
Stranica 60
... fights I had occasion to see Brigadier- General Macard , a soldier of fortune , who had been carried by the whirlwind of the Revolution , almost without inter- mediate steps , from the rank of trumpet - major to that of general officer ...
... fights I had occasion to see Brigadier- General Macard , a soldier of fortune , who had been carried by the whirlwind of the Revolution , almost without inter- mediate steps , from the rank of trumpet - major to that of general officer ...
Stranica 62
... fight took place in a plain intersected with low hills and clumps of wood . The 1st Hussars attached to General Beaumont's brigade were placed at the extreme right of the French army . As you are aware , the number of soldiers and ...
... fight took place in a plain intersected with low hills and clumps of wood . The 1st Hussars attached to General Beaumont's brigade were placed at the extreme right of the French army . As you are aware , the number of soldiers and ...
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