 | 1814 - 752 էջ
...within a few yards of oar's. The darkness of the night during this extraordinary conflict occasioned several uncommon incidents : our troops having for...remained for a few minutes in the Enemy's hands ; they, however, were not only quickly recovered, but the two pieces (a 6-pounder and a ij inch howitzer) which... | |
 | 1815 - 822 էջ
...within a few yards of our's. The darkness of the night, during this extraordinary conflict, occasioned several uncommon incidents* our troops having for...inch howitzer, which the enemy had brought up, were captuscd by us, together with several tumbrils ; and in limbering up our guns at one period, one of... | |
 | 1815 - 992 էջ
...during this extraordinary conflict occasioned several uncorn« mon incidents : our troops having lor a moment been pushed back, some of our guns remained...however not only quickly recovered, but the two pieces which the enemy had, brought up were captured ; and in limbering up our guns, at one time, one of the... | |
 | 1816 - 890 էջ
...within a few yards of our's. The darkness of the night, during this extraordinary conflict, occasioned several uncommon incidents : our troops having for...not only quickly recovered, but the two pieces, a 6-pounder and a five and a half inch howitzer, which the enemy had brought up, were captured by us,... | |
 | 1816 - 890 էջ
...within a few yards of our's. The darkness of the night, during this extraordinary conflict, occasioned several uncommon incidents : our troops having for...not only quickly recovered, but the two pieces, a 6-pounder and a five and a half inch howitzer, which the enemy had brought up, were captured by us,... | |
 | Hewson Clarke - 1816 - 690 էջ
...yards of ours. The darkness of the night during this extraordinary conflict occasioned several unusual incidents. Our troops having for a moment been pushed...however, not only quickly recovered, but the two pieces which the Americans bad brought up were captured. One of the enemy's six-pounders was put by mistake... | |
 | C. H. Gifford - 1817 - 904 էջ
...wirhin a few yards of our's. The darkness of the night, during this extraordinary conflict, occasioned ckade to be comprehended in the orders in council,...proceedings. " There was a period when a favorable five-and-half-inch howitzer, which the enemy brought up, were captured by us, together with several... | |
 | William James - 1818 - 616 էջ
...during this extraordinary conflict, occasioned several uncommon incidents : our troops having fora moment been pushed back, some of our guns remained for a few minutes in the enemy's hands ; they, however, were not only quickly recovered, but the two pieces (a 6-pounder and a .">•£ inch howitzer)... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1828 - 530 էջ
...charge up the hill, that " our artillerymen were bayonetted by the enemy in the act of loading ;" that "our troops having for a moment been pushed back, some of our guns remained for a few in matters of state, and even his military habits, were strongly urged against him. The former may... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1833 - 732 էջ
...received more of the electoral votes than the highest of the three candidates in the returned list. been pushed back, some of our guns remained for a few minutes in the enemy's hands ;" that they were, however, soon recovered ; and that, instead of his making attacks for the recovery... | |
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The darkness of the night, during this extraordinary conflict, occasioned several uncommon incidents : our troops having for a moment been pushed back, some of our guns remained for a few minutes in the enemy's hands... 
