| Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 450 Seiten
...abandoned the enterprife, and retired with precipitation to a neighbouring eminence; whence they werf forced down by the enemy, put to flight, and purfued...greater danger than ever ; for thofe within, fearing that the enemy might in that confuGon enter with them, refufed to admit them. The general himfelf cried... | |
| Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1816 - 810 Seiten
...fuch a vigorous rcfiftance, that they foon abandoned the entirprife, and retired with précipitation to a neighbouring eminence ; whence they were forced...enemy, put to flight, and purfued to the very gates of thç city. Henthey were in greater danger than ever ; for thofwithin, fearing that the enemy might... | |
| 1816 - 764 Seiten
...attempt, however, they met with fuch a vigorous refiftance, that they foon abandoned the enterprife, and retired with precipitation to a neighbouring eminence ; whence they were forced down by theenemy,put to flight, and purfued to the very gates of the city. Here they were in greater danger... | |
| 1823 - 862 Seiten
...attempt, however, they met with such a vigorous resistance, that they soon abandoned the enterprise, and retired with precipitation to a neighbouring eminence ; whence they were forced dowa by the enemy, put to flight, and pursued to the very gates of the city. Here tliey were in greater... | |
| Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 856 Seiten
...however, they met with such a vigorous resistance, that they soon abandoned the enterprise, and retired to a neighbouring eminence ; whence they were forced down by the enemy, put 'o flicht, and pursued to the gates of the city. Here they had greater danger to meet still; for those... | |
| Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 1839 - 854 Seiten
...however, they met with such a vigorous resistance, that they soon abandoned the enterprise, and retired to a neighbouring eminence; whence they were forced down by the enemy, put to flight, and pursued to the gates of the city. Here they had greater danger to meet still ; for those within, fearing... | |
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