 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1828 - 618 pàgines
...that Sir John Moore " sent ten thousand men, under Sir David Baird, by sea, to Coruna", and that " the general science of war upon the most extended...as could be collected from the peasants. By their reports, General Moore was induced to divide his army." — What " the general science nf tear upon... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier, Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1828 - 678 pàgines
...David Raird, by sea, to Coruna," and that " the general science of war, upon the mast extended »cale, seems to have been so little understood or practised...as could be collected from the peasants. By their reports general Moore was in. ' dueed to divide his army" What " the general science of war upm an... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier, Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1828 - 674 pàgines
...extended teak, seems to have been so Htlle understood or practised by the English generals at thit time, that instead of the country being carefully...arranged by such hasty and inaccurate information aa could be collected from the peasants. By their rcporti general Moure Teas induced to divide hit... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier, Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1828 - 698 pàgines
...country being carefully reconnoitred by officers of skill, the march of the army was arranged by suih hasty and inaccurate information as could be collected from the peasants. By their reports general Moor** vas \n' dueed to divide his army" • What i* ttie ftcnenil science of war upon... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1835 - 446 pàgines
...the frontiers of Portugal. The general science of war, upon the most extended scale, seems to tave been so little understood or practised by the English...was induced to divide his army into five divisions, 1 which were directed to move upon Salamanca, where, or at Valladolid, they were to form a junction... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1836 - 498 pàgines
...this time, that, instead of the country being carefully reconnoitred by officers of skill, the inarch of the army was arranged by such hasty and inaccurate...which were directe'd to move upon Salamanca, where, or at Valladolid, they were to form a junction with the forces of Sir David Baird, expected from Corunna.... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1836 - 498 pàgines
...country being carefully reconnoitred by officers of skill, the march of the army was arranged by sucli hasty and inaccurate information as could be collected...his army into five divisions, which were directed to mnre upon Salamanca, where, or at Vallndolid, theywere to form a junction with the forces of Sir David... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - 1839 - 866 pàgines
...practised by the English generals at this time, that instead of the country being carefully reconnoitered by officers of skill, the march of the army was arranged...information as could be collected from the peasants;" and that "by these reports sir John Moore was induced to divide his army." The second of these assertions... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - 1842 - 542 pàgines
...work, has asserted, " That Moore sent ten thousand men, under Sir D. Baird, by sea, to Coruna." That " the general science of war, upon the most extended...information as could be collected from the peasants ;" and that " by these reports Sir John Moore was induced to divide his army." The second of these... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1843 - 424 pàgines
...directed, that the British forces should proceed at once to the north of Spain, where the principal scent; of action was necessarily laid, and thus co-operate...General Moore was induced to divide his army into five divisions,1 which were directed to move upon Salamanca, where, or at Valladolid, they were to form... | |
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Corunna, and determined to march himself at the head of the rest of the army, about sixteen thousand, to the north of Spain, from the frontiers of Portugal. The general science of war, upon the most extended s'cale, seems to have been so little understood... 
