I have found," said the Duke, "that raw troops, however inferior to the old ones in manoeuvring, are far superior to them in downright hard fighting with the enemy : at Waterloo, the young ensigns and lieutenants, who had never before seen a battle, rushed... Out-door Papers - Page 38by Thomas Wentworth Higginson - 1886 - 370 pagesFull view - About this book
| Robert Kemp Philp - 1855 - 926 pages
...raw troops, however inferior to the old ones in manoeuvring, are far superior to them in lownright hard fighting with the enemy : at Waterloo, the young...ensigns and lieutenants, who had never before seen a battle, rushed to meet death as if they had been playing at cricket" The Duke says t&at the Lord'a... | |
| Samuel Rogers - 1856 - 434 pages
...have found," said the Duke, "that raw troops, however inferior to the old ones in manoeuvring, are far superior to them in downright hard fighting with the...ensigns and lieutenants, who had never before seen a battle, rushed to meet death as if they had been playing at cricket." The Duke thinks very highly... | |
| Samuel Rogers - 1856 - 362 pages
...found," said the Duke, " that raw troops, however inferior to the old ones in manoeuvring, are far superior to them in downright hard fighting with the...ensigns and lieutenants, who had never before seen a battle, rushed to meet death as if they had beep playing at cricket." ;• i ' ' • • '''.' -... | |
| Thomas Wentworth Higginson - 1863 - 388 pages
...conveyed a despatch during a naval engagement, swimming through double lines of fire. Indeed, among heroic races, young soldiers are preferable for daring...circumspect to follow him ; but to perform a difficult manoeuvre in face of an enemy requires Sicinius with forty-five scars on his breast. " The very apprehension... | |
| Samuel Rogers - 1887 - 452 pages
...found," said the Duke, " that raw troops, however inferior to the old ones in manoeuvring, are far superior to them in downright hard fighting with the enemy: at Waterloo, the young ensigns and * It must not be tuppos ed from this and other tucli-like quaint fancier, in which he occasionally... | |
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