 | Joseph Davey Cunningham - Punjab (India) - 1849 - 478 pages
...itself, when discipline was little known, or while success was continuous ; but in a few hours the five thousand children of a distant land found that their...could renew the fight with increased numbers. The not imprudent thought occurred of retiring upon Feerozpoor ; but Lord Gough's dauntless spirit counselled... | |
 | Hugh Murray - India - 1850 - 776 pages
...a few hours the five CHAP. xvin. thousand children of a distant land found that their art ^D~is45. had been learnt, and that an emergency had arisen...second army, and could renew the fight with increased numhers. The not imprudent thought occurred of retiring upon Ferozepore ; but Lord Gough's dauntless... | |
 | Hugh Murray - India - 1853 - 800 pages
...five WAR IN THE PUNJAUB. A.Il IS).i. Mwlltated retreat Causes assigned for tbo victory. .CHAP.xvnr. thousand children of a distant land found that their...upon a second army, and could renew the fight with inereased numbers. The not imprudent thought occurred of retiring upon Ferozepore ; but Lord Gough's... | |
 | Joseph Davey Cunningham - Punjab (India) - 1853 - 578 pages
...itself, when discipline was little known, or while success was continuous ; but in a few hours the five thousand children of a distant land found that their...memorable night the English were hardly masters of the grouml on which they stood ; they had no reserve at hand, while the enemy had fallen back upon a second... | |
 | William Owen - Baptists - 1858 - 248 pages
...itself, when discipline was little known, or while success was continuous ; but in a few hours the five thousand children of a distant land found that their...could renew the fight with increased numbers. The not imprudent thought occurred of retiring upon Ferozepore ; but Lord Gough's dauntless spirit counselled... | |
 | John Murray (Firm), Edward Backhouse Eastwick - Jammu and Kashmir (India) - 1883 - 408 pages
...warm their stiffened limbs. The position of the English was one of real danger and great perplexity. On that memorable night the English were hardly masters...could renew the fight with increased numbers. The not imprudent thought of retiring upon Fírúzpúr occurred ; but Lord Gough's dauntless spirit counselled... | |
 | John Murray (Firm), Edward Backhouse Eastwick - Jammu and Kashmir (India) - 1883 - 430 pages
...warm their stiffened limbs. The position of the English was one of real danger and great perplexity. On that memorable night the English were hardly masters...which they stood ; they had no reserve at hand, while j the enemy had fallen back upon a second army, and could renew the fight with increased numbers. The... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - Great Britain - 1886 - 312 pages
...distant land found that their art had been learnt, and that an emergency had arisen which would try their energies to the utmost. On that memorable night...and could renew the fight with increased numbers.' A division, under Sir Harry Smith, had actually forced its way into the heart of the Sikh position,... | |
 | Books and bookselling - 1883 - 900 pages
...thirst, and fatigue. The position of the English was one of real danger and great perplexity ; they were hardly masters of the ground on which they stood, they had no reserve, while the Sikhs had fallen back on a second army and might have renewed the fight with increased numbers.... | |
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On that memorable night the English were hardly masters of the ground on which they stood ; they had no reserve at hand, while the enemy had fallen back upon a second army, and could renew the fight with increased numbers. 