 The redoubt now yielded to resistless valor, and the shouts that followed announced to the castle the fate that impended. The enemy were steadily driven from shelter to shelter. The retreat allowed not time to fire a single mine, without the certainty...  The Mexican war and its heroes - Страница 60по Mexican war - 1860Пълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | John Frost - 1848 - 356 страници
...without the certainty of blowing up friend and foe. Those who at a distance attempted to apply the matches to the long trains, were shot down by our...length the ditch and wall of the main work were reached ; th« scaling-ladders were brought up and planted by the storming parties ; some of the daring spirits... | |
 | John Frost - 1848 - 376 страници
...fate that impended. The enemy were steadily driven from shelter to shelter. The retreat allowed not time to fire a single mine, without the certainty...and foe. Those who at a distance attempted to apply the matches to the long trains, were shot down by our men. There was death below as well as above ground.... | |
 | Nathan Covington Brooks - 1849 - 696 страници
...fate that impended. The enemy were steadily driven from shelter to shelter. The retreat allowed not time to fire a single mine, without the certainty...ditch and wall of the main work were reached ; the scaling-ladders were brought up and planted by the storming-parties ; some • of the daring spirits... | |
 | George C. Furber - 1849 - 660 страници
...that impended. The enemy were steadily driven from shelter to aheller. The retreat allowed not lime to fire a single mine, without the certainty of blowing...were shot down by our men. There was death below, aa well as above ground. At length the ditch and wall of the main work were reached; the scaling-ladders... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1850 - 928 страници
...fate that impended. The enemy was steadily driven from shelter to shelter. The retreat allowed not time to fire a single mine without the certainty of blowing up friend and foe. Those at the distance, who attempted to apply matches to the long trains, were shot down by the Americans.... | |
 | Edward Deering Mansfield - 1851 - 398 страници
...fate that impended. The enemy were steadily driven from shelter to shelter. The retreat allowed not time to fire a single mine, without the certainty...brought up and planted by the storming parties ; some of tli" daring spirits first in the assault were cast down — killed or wounded ; but a lodgment was... | |
 | Edward Deering Mansfield - 1852 - 672 страници
...fate that impended. The enemy were steadily driven from shelter to shelter. The retreat allowed not time to fire a single mine, without the certainty...ditch and wall of the main work were reached ; the scaling-ladders were brought up and planted by the storming parties ; some of the daring spirits first... | |
 | 1848 - 622 страници
...fate that impended. The enemy were steadily driven from shelter to shelter. The retreat allowed not time to fire a single mine, without the certainty...ditch and wall of the main work were reached ; the scaling-ladders were brought up and planted by the storming parties; some of the daring spirits first... | |
 | John Frost - 1853 - 822 страници
...the castle its coming fate. Steadily driven from shelter to shelter, the Mexicans were not allowed time to fire a single mine without the certainty of...apply matches to the long trains we're shot down. Death was above and below. At length the ditch and wall of the main work were reached ; the scaling... | |
 | Henry Clay Watson - 1854 - 1012 страници
...fate that impended. The enemy were steadily driven from shelter to shelter. The retreat allowed not time to fire a single mine without the certainty of...ditch and wall of the main work were reached ; the scaling-ladders were brought up and planted by the storming parties ; some of the daring spirits first... | |
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