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Page 37
... enemy as Bonaparte , should have been to place in the advanced posi- tions such small bodies of horse or foot as might have made a temporary resistance , during the two days that were evi-- dently necessary to collect the numerous ...
... enemy as Bonaparte , should have been to place in the advanced posi- tions such small bodies of horse or foot as might have made a temporary resistance , during the two days that were evi-- dently necessary to collect the numerous ...
Page 207
... enemy's light artillery . We observed at the line of hills a brigade of six guns , supported by cavalry . These guns occasioned us some loss , but they did not think proper to relinquish their strong commanding position ; and as the ...
... enemy's light artillery . We observed at the line of hills a brigade of six guns , supported by cavalry . These guns occasioned us some loss , but they did not think proper to relinquish their strong commanding position ; and as the ...
Page 495
... enemy's left . The first shock of the Finnish cuirassiers had already dispersed the light corps of Poles and Croats ; when , at this critical moment , Gustavus was informed that his infantry in the centre was retreating , and that his ...
... enemy's left . The first shock of the Finnish cuirassiers had already dispersed the light corps of Poles and Croats ; when , at this critical moment , Gustavus was informed that his infantry in the centre was retreating , and that his ...
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