Memoirs of Marshal Ney, المجلد 2Bull and Churton, 1833 |
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... artillery were obliged to be sent back , and the corps continued their march without cannon or ammunition . Thus lightened , they suc- ceeded in advancing somewhat farther ; but such were the obstacles which these mountains presented ...
... artillery were obliged to be sent back , and the corps continued their march without cannon or ammunition . Thus lightened , they suc- ceeded in advancing somewhat farther ; but such were the obstacles which these mountains presented ...
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... artillery com- manded all the approaches , and crowned all the heights . This was indeed a critical position ; but both officers and men of the Austrian army were discouraged and disheartened , and dared not even continue the passage of ...
... artillery com- manded all the approaches , and crowned all the heights . This was indeed a critical position ; but both officers and men of the Austrian army were discouraged and disheartened , and dared not even continue the passage of ...
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... artillery , and requested Saint - Cyr to send him more ; but all that he and his commander possessed was insufficient , and he could do no more than prove that it was not through his fault that the opportunity was lost . He placed his ...
... artillery , and requested Saint - Cyr to send him more ; but all that he and his commander possessed was insufficient , and he could do no more than prove that it was not through his fault that the opportunity was lost . He placed his ...
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... artillery , and for a moment threw the French ranks into con- fusion . These being crippled by the shots which were showered upon them , the men asked to be led to the charge . Having formed , they marched up in double quick time , and ...
... artillery , and for a moment threw the French ranks into con- fusion . These being crippled by the shots which were showered upon them , the men asked to be led to the charge . Having formed , they marched up in double quick time , and ...
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... artillery was proceeding by forced marches to Amberg . Ney again intreated that he might be permitted to pursue him . He wished , he said , " to march upon Nuremberg , force the imperial army constantly to develope its right , and ...
... artillery was proceeding by forced marches to Amberg . Ney again intreated that he might be permitted to pursue him . He wished , he said , " to march upon Nuremberg , force the imperial army constantly to develope its right , and ...
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الصفحة 87 - Providence which, in the midst of so many shocks, has always watched over the existence and independence of your nation, and that this mediation is the only means of saving both. For indeed it is time you should see, that if the patriotism and union of your ancestors founded your republic, the bad spirit of your factions, if it continue, will infallibly destroy it ; painful would it be to think, that at a period when several new republics have arisen, destiny had marked out die termination and fall...
الصفحة 14 - French republic has personally given so many proofs of his eagerness to put an end to the calamities of war, and of his disposition to maintain the rigid observance of all treaties concluded.
الصفحة 372 - ... must be exercised in the choice of positions and encampments, whether for offensive or defensive operations." It is in this view that it is asked, how camps of exercise should be constituted, so as to form an army, not only for field movement, to captivate the eye, but for absolute practical, habitual, work of war? The system might commence at the Royal Military Colleges, where, in addition to the usual instruction...
الصفحة 424 - Venetian territory, not occupied by the troops of his Majesty the .Emperor of the French and King of Italy.
الصفحة 212 - ... receive yours from those of gratitude. Let it be transmitted to your descendants, and may your virtues be perpetuated upon earth with your name ! As for us, General Consul, full of love of our country and of attachment to your person, we devote our existence to the defence of both.7 But the forms of republicanism had to be preserved.
الصفحة 211 - ... evils which could desolate a nation. You have appeared, Citizen General, radiant with glory and surpassing genius, and suddenly the storms have blown away. Victory has placed you at the helm of government; justice and peace are seated by your side. The recollection of...
الصفحة 69 - Louisa Augine, a lovely and amiable girl, the intimate friend of Madame Louis Bonaparte, 17* and the daughter of a former receiver-general, whose fortune had been greatly reduced by the Revolution, and who now resided at the chateau of Grignon. In the same village dwelt an old couple who had been married half a century. Ney presented them with clothes, and made them receive the usual renewal of their nuptial benediction at the same time that his own marriage was celebrated.
الصفحة 211 - The recollection of our misfortunes was already beginning to be effaced, and all the feelings of the French people were about to merge into that of gratitude alone, when a dreadful event has shown them the new dangers which they are about to encounter.
الصفحة 221 - ... rendered sacred ; to combat by every means which reason, justice, and law, allow, all attempts to re-establish the feudal regime ; in short, you swear to co-operate with all your might in the maintenance of liberty and equality : do you swear it?" This oath was taken with enthusiasm ; and the emperor continued : " You, soldiers, severally swear to defend at the peril of your lives the honor of the French name, your country, and the institutions and laws by which it is governed?