 I think if General Hill's brigade and the advanced guard had moved upon Torres Vedras, as soon as it was certain that the enemy's right had been defeated by our left, and our left had pursued their advantage, the enemy would have been cut off from Torres...  A tar of the last war, sir C. Richardson - Página 174por Charles Edward Armstrong - 1855Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - 1835 - 542 páginas
...passed as it was directed, and no mistake was made by any of the officers charged with its conduct. I think if General Hill's brigade and the advanced guard had moved upon Torres Vedras, as soon as it was certain that the enemy's right had been defeated by our left,... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - 1835 - 548 páginas
...passed as it was directed, and no mistake was made by any of the officers charged with its conduct. I think if General Hill's brigade and the advanced guard had moved upon Torres Vedras, as soon as it was certain that the enemy's right had been defeated by our left,... | |
 | 1840 - 706 páginas
...passed as it was directed, and no mistake was made by any of the officers charged with its conduct. I think if General Hill's brigade and the advanced guard had moved upon Torres Vedras as soon as it was certain that the enemy's right had been defeated by our left,... | |
 | sir James Edward Alexander - 1840 - 534 páginas
...passed as it had been directed, and no mistake was made by any of the officers charged with its conduct. I think if General Hill's brigade and the advanced guard had moved upon Torres Vedras, as soon as it was certain that the enemy's right had been defeated by our left,... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - 1842 - 1008 páginas
...passed as it was directed and no mistake was made by any of the Officers charged with its conduct. I think if General Hill's brigade and the advanced guard had moved upon Torres Vedras, as soon as it was certain that the enemy's right had been defeated by our left,... | |
 | George Lillie Craik, Charles MacFarlane - 1844 - 928 páginas
...battle of Yimeiro, Sir Arthur Wellesley savs, with rare cocineas — "I ¿think, if General Hill'« brigade and the advanced guard had moved forward, the enemy would have been cut uff from Torres Yedras and we should have been at Lisbon before him ; if. indeed, any French army had... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - 1851 - 1026 páginas
...certain that the enemy's right had been defeated by our left, and our left had pursued their advantage, the enemy would have been cut off from Torres Vedras, and we should have been »t Lisbon before him ; if, indeed, any French army had remained in Portugal. But Sir H. Burrard, who... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1852 - 562 páginas
...according to the old proverb, is half the battle. In a letter to the Duke of York, Sir Arthur says : " I think if General Hill's brigade and the advanced...Lisbon before him ; if, indeed, any French army had continued to remain in Portugal." On the very day after the battle, Sir Hew Dalrymple arriving in a... | |
 | William Hamilton Maxwell - 1852 - 562 páginas
...according to the old proverb, is half the battle. In a letter to the Duke of York, Sir Arthur says : " I think if General Hill's brigade and the advanced...should have been at Lisbon before him ; if, indeed, any Trench army had continued to remain in Portugal." On the very day after the battle, Sir Hew Dalrymple... | |
 | Arthur Griffiths - 1897 - 462 páginas
...Harry Burrard robbed success of its proper triumphs. Wellesley wished to follow up the advantage : "I think if General Hill's brigade and the advanced guard had moved upon Torres Vedras . . . the enemy would have been cut off . . . and we should have been in Lisbon... | |
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