 | Military art and science - 1812 - 550 pages
...line of the combined army thus posted, extended along the ridge of Busaco, for nearly eight miles; and formed the segment of a circle, whose extreme...lines without its being immediately observed from the Serra, and this circumstance most materially contiibuted to the success of the British. September 27.... | |
 | The Duke of York - 1812 - 706 pages
...The;line of the combined army thus posted, extended alo*, g the ridge of Busaco, for nearly eight miles; and formed the segment of a circle, whose extreme...movement could be made in the French lines without ¡ta being immediately observed from the Serra, and this circumstance most materially contiibuted to... | |
 | Walter Scott - Europe - 1812 - 628 pages
...Portugueze army was posted along the ridge, extending nearlyeight miles, and forming the segment or a circle, whose extreme points embraced every part of the enemy's position, and from whence every movement of the enemy below could be immediately observed. On the 26th, the light... | |
 | 1814 - 618 pages
...and. Portuguese army were posted along the ridge of Busaco, extending nearly eight miles, and forming the segment of a circle, whose extreme points embraced every part of the enemy's position, and from whence every movement of the enemy below would be immediately observed. On the 26th the light... | |
 | Edward Baines - Europe - 1818 - 746 pages
...troops were posted along the ridge of the mountain or Sierra, extending nearly eight miles, and forming the segment of a circle, whose extreme points embraced every part of the enemy's position, and from whence every movement below could be distinctly observed. On the 26th of September, the light... | |
 | James Robins - Great Britain - 1824 - 468 pages
...troops were posted along the ridge of the mountain or Sierra, extending nearly eight miles, and forming the segment of a circle, whose extreme points embraced every part of the enemy's position, and whence every movement below could be distinctly observed. On the 26th of September, the light troops... | |
 | Charles Wolfe, John Abraham Russell - Sermons, English - 1827 - 500 pages
...British and Portuguese army was posted " along the ridge, extending nearly eight " miles, and forming the segment of a circle, " whose extreme points embraced every part " of the enemy's position, and from whence " every movement of the enemy below could " be immediately observed. On the 26th "... | |
 | Charles Wolfe - 1836 - 392 pages
...British and Portuguese army was posted " along the ridge, extending nearly eight miles, and " forming the segment of a circle, whose extreme " points embraced every part of the enemy's position, " and from whence every movement of the enemy be" low could be immediately observed. On the 26th '•'... | |
 | Charles Wolfe, John Abraham Russell - 1847 - 424 pages
...British and Portuguese army was posted " along the ridge, extending nearly eight miles, and "forming the segment of a circle, whose extreme " points embraced every part of the enemy's position, " and from whence every movement of the enemy " below could be immediately observed. On the 26th "... | |
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... mitted to feel all the agitation of worldly hope and " fear. The British and Portuguese army was posted " along the ridge, extending nearly eight miles, and "forming the segment of a circle, whose extreme " points embraced every part of the enemy's... 