The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume 11F. De Fau, 1906 - Byzantine Empire |
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Page 91
... horse and four thousand foot ; but the deficiency of numbers was compensated by stratagem and order . They formed ... horses plunged into the bog ; and he was cut in pieces , with the greatest part of the French cavalry . His family and ...
... horse and four thousand foot ; but the deficiency of numbers was compensated by stratagem and order . They formed ... horses plunged into the bog ; and he was cut in pieces , with the greatest part of the French cavalry . His family and ...
Page 139
... horse into the waves , swam one of the broadest and most rapid rivers of Asia , and extorted the admiration and applause of Zingis himself . It was in this camp that the Mogul em- peror yielded with reluctance to the murmurs of his ...
... horse into the waves , swam one of the broadest and most rapid rivers of Asia , and extorted the admiration and applause of Zingis himself . It was in this camp that the Mogul em- peror yielded with reluctance to the murmurs of his ...
Page 184
... horse . " When their eyes fell upon me , " says Timour , " they were overwhelmed with joy ; and they alighted from their horses ; and they came and kneeled ; and they kissed my stirrup . I also came down from my horse , and took each of ...
... horse . " When their eyes fell upon me , " says Timour , " they were overwhelmed with joy ; and they alighted from their horses ; and they came and kneeled ; and they kissed my stirrup . I also came down from my horse , and took each of ...
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