 | 1831 - 618 pagina’s
...with a severity that I have reason to think was unjust. One writer speaking on the subject says,— " But in spite of the valour of the assailants, they...not escaped the observation of the French Governor, Phillipon. As soon as it was night, he sent miners into the ditch, to clean the foot of the breach,... | |
 | William Grattan - 1847 - 366 pagina’s
...with a severity that I have reason to think was unjust. One writer speaking on the subject says,— " But in spite of the valour of the assailants, they...not escaped the observation of the French Governor, Phillipon. As soon as it was night, he sent miners into the ditch, to clean the foot of the breach,... | |
 | 1831 - 1000 pagina’s
...with a severity that I have reason to think was unjust. One writer speaking on the subject says,— " But in spite of the valour of the assailants, they...not escaped the observation of the French Governor, Phillipon. As soon as it was night, he sent miners into the ditch, to clean the foot of the breach,... | |
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... by the Imperial soldiers on the occasion. Our losses were rated at more than four times their real amount ; and though no blame was attached by the enemy to our troops, the engineers were attacked with a severity that I have reason to think was unjust.... 