 | Charles Angélique François Huchet comte de La Bédoyère - France - 1827 - 482 pages
...take the Mamelukes, two squadrons of chasseurs, and one of grenadiers of the guard, and go forward to reconnoitre the state of things. I set off at full gallop, and it was not until I came within gun-shot of the scene of action, that I discovered the disaster. The... | |
 | Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne - 1885 - 594 pages
...brigades. The Emperor ordered me to take some of the Mamelukes, two squadrons of chasseurs, and one of grenadiers of the Guard, and to go and reconnoitre...him four pieces of artillery, and ranged himself in order of battle. I had the brave Morland on my left, and General D'Allcmagne on my right. ' Forward,... | |
 | Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne, Ramsay Weston Phipps - 1889 - 518 pages
...brigades. The Emperor ordered me to take some of the Mamelukes, two squadrons of chasseurs, and one of grenadiers of the Guard, and to go and reconnoitre...cavalry and infantry, which formed the reserve of the Bussians. At that moment the enemy advanced to meet us, bringing with him four pieces of artillery,... | |
 | Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne - France - 1895 - 514 pages
...brigades. The Emperor ordered me to take some of the Mamelukes, two squadrons of chasseurs, and one of grenadiers of the Guard, and to go and reconnoitre...the state of things. I set off at full gallop, and soou discovered the disaster. The Russian cavalry had penetrated our squares, and was sabring our men.... | |
 | Charles Josselyn - 1902 - 520 pages
...ourbrigades. The Emperor ordered me to take some of the Mamelukes, two squadrons of chasseurs, and one of grenadiers of the Guard, and to go and reconnoitre...Russian cavalry had penetrated our squares, and was sabering our men. I perceived in the distance some masses of cavalry and infantry, which formed the... | |
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... falling of the ground, was not observed by Napoleon. I was at that moment near the Emperor, awaiting his orders. We heard a well-maintained firing of musketry. The Russians were repulsing one of our brigades. The Emperor ordered me to take some of... 