| Gustavus Hippisley - 1819 - 694 páginas
...were by turns] his slaves and his victims, even under the mask of liberty, freedom, and independence. The smallness of his stature, and the meanness of...one of them would have disgraced a corporal's guard. Tactic, movements, and manoeuvre, are as unknown to him as to the lowest of his troops. All idea of... | |
| 1819 - 754 páginas
...eight years, have nearly desohtcd the provinces and annihilated the population. The repeated suprises he has experienced from the enemy, (already seven,)...bear me out in declaring, that any one of them would liave disgraced a corporal's guard. " Tactic, movements, and mano?uvre, are as unknown to him as to... | |
| Henri La Fayette Villaume Ducoudray Holstein - 1829 - 478 páginas
...talents or abilities for a general, and especially for a commander-in-chief. The numerous mistakes be has made throughout the whole of his campaigns, for...would have disgraced a corporal's guard. '' Tactics, movements and manoeuvres, are as unknown to him as to the lowest of his troops. All idea of regularity,... | |
| Henri La Fayette Villaume Ducoudray Holstein - 1830 - 324 páginas
...from San Fernando, when he looked the image of misery and despair. " He has (p. 462) neither talents nor abilities for a general, and especially for a...would have disgraced a corporal's guard. " Tactics, movements, and manoeuvres, are as unknown to him as to the lowest of his troops. All idea of regularity,... | |
| Christon I. Archer - 2000 - 352 páginas
...from San Fernando, when he looked the image of misery and despair. "He has (p. 462) neither talents nor abilities for a general, and especially for a...would have disgraced a corporal's guard. "Tactics, movements, and manoeuvres, are as unknown to him as to the lowest of his troops. All idea of regularity,... | |
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