 | 1812 - 640 oldal
...never to have occurred. Yet the necessity for retreat existing, none, was ever made in which the troopt made such short marches ; none on which they made such long and repeated halts", aud none on which the retreating armies were so little pressed on the rear by theenf; jny. We must... | |
 | 1813 - 744 oldal
...observation i», that " the necessity for retreat existing, none was ever made in which the troops made mch short marches ; none on which they made such long and repeated halts ; and none in which the retreating armies were so little pressed on their rear by the enemy." These... | |
 | 1815 - 568 oldal
...of which 9000 were cavalry. If a victory had been gained against such odds, it could not have been pursued; the retreat was therefore continued to Ciudad...and the campaign of 1812 was thus closed. As far as die commanders were concerned, the retreat was made with excellent skill. ' None,' said Lord Wellington,... | |
 | Hewson Clarke - 1815 - 622 oldal
...sustained which ought never to have occurred. Yet the necessity for retreat existing, none was ever made in which the troops made such short marches ; none on which they made such long and repeated halts ; and none in which the retreating armies were so little pressed on their rear by the enemy. We must... | |
 | John Philippart - 1820 - 420 oldal
...sustained which ought never to have occurred. Yet the necessity for retreat existing, none was ever made in which the troops made such short marches ; none on which they made such long and repeated halts ; and none in which the retreating armies were so little pressed on their rear by the enemy. We must... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - 1837 - 718 oldal
...sustained which ought never to have occurred. Yet the necessity for retreat existing, none was ever made in which the troops made such short marches ; none on which they made such long and repeated halts ; and none on which the retreating armies were so little pressed on the rear by the enemy. We must... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - 1838 - 650 oldal
...to have Occurred. Yet the necessity for retreat existing, none was ever made on which the troops had such short marches ; none on which they made such long and repeated halts; and none on which the retreating armies were so little pressed on their rear by the enemy. ' We must... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley (1st duke of Wellington.) - 1838 - 678 oldal
...have occurred. Yet the necessity for retreat existing, none- was ever made on which the troops had such short marches ; none on which they made such long and repeated halts; and none on which the retreating armies were so little pressed on their rear by the enemy. ' We must... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - 1839 - 1026 oldal
...sustained which ought never to have occurred. Yet the necessity for retreat existing, none was ever made in which the troops made such short marches ; none on which they made such long and repeated halts ; and none on which the retreating armies were so little pressed on the rear by the enemy. We must... | |
 | George Soane - 1839 - 838 oldal
...to have occurred. Yet the necessity for retreat existing, none was ever made on which the troops had such short marches; none on which they made such long and repeated halts; and none on which the retreating armies were so little pressed on their rear by the enemy. "We must... | |
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We must look, therefore, for the existing evils, and for the situation in which we now find the army, to some cause besides those resulting from the operations in which we have been engaged. 
