 ... Holy Trinity, cut all loose !" Huge rocks, and trunks of trees, long prepared and laid in heaps for the purpose, began now to descend rapidly in every direction, while the deadly fire of the Tyrolese, who never throw away a shot, opened from every...  Life of Napoleon Bonaparte - Page 365by Sir Walter Scott - 1878Full view - About this book
 | Early English newspapers - 1827 - 796 pages
...Tyrolese, who never throw away a shot, opened from every .bush, crag, or corner of rock, which could afford the shooter cover. As this dreadful attack was made...weapons, beat down and routed the shattered remainder. At the vanguard, which had reached Prutz, was obliged to -surrender, very few of the ten thousand invaders... | |
 | English essays - 1827 - 724 pages
...shot, opened from every bush, crag, or corner of rock, which could afford the shooter cover. As tins dreadful attack was made on the whole line at once,...instruments which could be converted into weapons, l»at down and routed the shattered remainder. As the vanguard, which had reached Prutz, was obliged... | |
 | Walter Scott - France - 1827 - 404 pages
...Tyrolese, who never throw away a shot, opened from every bush, crag, or corner of rock, which could afford the shooter cover. As this dreadful attack was made...instantly destroyed; while the Tyrolese, rushing from theirshelter, with swords, spears, axes, scythes, clubs, and all other rustic instruments which could... | |
 | Walter Scott - France - 1827 - 404 pages
...Tyrolese, who never throw away a shot, opened from every bush, crag, or corner of rock, which could afford the shooter cover. As this dreadful attack was made...instantly destroyed ; while the Tyrolese, rushing froin their shelter, with swords, spears, axes, scythes, clubs, and all other rustic imstruments which... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1827 - 716 pages
...Tyrolese, who never throw away a shot, opened from everv bush, crag, or corner of rock, which could afford the shooter cover. As this dreadful attack was made...two-thirds of the enemy were instantly destroyed; while the Tyroleso, rushing from their shelter, with swords, spears, axes, scythes, clubs, and all other rustic... | |
 | Walter Scott - France - 1827 - 394 pages
...Tyrolese, who never throw away a shot, opened from every bush, crag, or corner of rock, which could afford the shooter cover. As this dreadful attack was made on the whole line at once, two- thirds of the enemy were instantly destroyed ; while the Tyrolese, rushing from their shelter,... | |
 | Timothy Flint - Mississippi River Valley - 1828 - 828 pages
...Tyrolese, who never throw away a shot, opened from every bush, crag, or corner of rock, which could afford the shooter cover. As this dreadful attack was made...weapons, beat down and routed the shattered remainder. AB the vanguard, which had reached Prutz, was obliged to surrender, very few of the ten thousand invaders... | |
 | Walter Scott - France - 1836 - 498 pages
...Tyrolcse, who never throw away a shot, opened from every bush, crag, or corner of rock, which would afford the shooter cover. As this dreadful attack was made on the whole line at one«?, two-thirds of the enemy were instantly destroyed ; whili: the Tyrolese, rushing from their... | |
 | John Murray - 1837 - 434 pages
...theTyrolese, who never throw away a shot, opened from every bush, crag, or corner of rock, which could afford the shooter cover. As this dreadful attack was made...instruments which could be converted into weapons, beat duwn and routed the shattered remainder. As the vanguard, which had reached Prutz, was obliged to surrender,... | |
 | John Murray (Firm) - Austria - 1844 - 524 pages
...Tyrolese, who never throw away a shot, opened from every bush, crag, or corner of rock, which could afford the shooter cover. As this dreadful attack was made on the whole line at once, two2 Ried—a small but clean town, with a comfortable inn. The magnificent glaciers of the Kaunserthal,... | |
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