 | Memoirs - 1835 - 460 pages
...as a final place of refuge, the other as an advanced work to stem the violence of the enemy, and to enable the army to take up its ground on the second line without hurry or pressure. The aim and scope of all the works were to bar those passes, and to strengthen the favourable fighting... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1839 - 900 pages
...final place of refuge, the other as an advanced work to stem the first violence of the enemy, and to enable the army to take up its ground on the second line without hurry or pressure. Massena having, however, wasted the summer season on the frontiers, the first line acquired such strength,... | |
 | sir William Francis P. Napier - 1840 - 798 pages
...doubtedly the principal ; the others were only appendages, the third as a final place of refuge, the first as an advanced work, to stem the primary violence...line without hurry or pressure. But while Massena had remained inactive on the frontier, the first line acquired great strength, which was now so much... | |
 | William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1840 - 740 pages
...undoubtedly the principal; the others were only appendages, the third as a final place of refuge, the first as an advanced work, to stem the primary violence...line without hurry or pressure. But while Massena had remained inactive on the frontier, the first line acquired great strength, which was now so much... | |
 | Sir William Francis Patrick Napier - Peninsular War, 1807-1814 - 1862 - 574 pages
...final place of refuge, the other as an advanced work to stem the first violence of the enemy, and to enable the army to take up its ground on the second line without hurry or pressure. Massena having, however, wasted the summer season on the frontiers, the first line acquired such strength,... | |
 | Richard Stephen Charnock - 1865 - 326 pages
...a rear-guard to resist any force. From Pasao d'Arcos to the nearest part of the second line was 24 miles, from the first line it was two marches! but...violence of the enemy, and enable the army to take np its ground on the second line without hurry or pressure ; but while Massena. remained inactive on... | |
 | Richard Stephen Charnock - 1865 - 288 pages
...the 2nd, whether for strength or importance, was the principal, the others were appendages; the 3rd a mere place of refuge. The first line was originally...the army to take up its ground on the second line withont burry or pressure ; bnt while Massena remained inactive on the frontier, it acquired strength,... | |
 | Richard Stephen Charnock - 1865 - 274 pages
...these stupendous lines, the second, whether for strength or importance, was the principal, the other's were appendages; the third a mere place of refuge....violence of the enemy, and enable the army to take np its ground on the second line without hurry or pressure; but while Massena remained inactive on... | |
 | Richard Stephen Charnock - 1865 - 282 pages
...the 2ni whether for strength or importance, was the principal, the others were appendages; the 3rd a mere place of refuge. The first line was originally...primary violence of the enemy, and enable the army to tale up Its ground on the second line without harry or pressure ; but while Massena remained inactive... | |
 | Richard Stephen Charnock - 1865 - 292 pages
...others were appendages; the third a mere place of refuge. The first line was originally designed aa an advanced work to stem the primary violence of the enemy, and enable the army to take np its ground on the second line without hurry or pressure; hut while Moaaena remained inactive on... | |
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Lisbon, where means to retard the enemy were prepared. Of these stupendous lines, the second, whether for strength or importance, was the principal, the others were appendages; the third a mere place of refuge. The first line was originally designed as... 
