 | Benjamin Silliman - New England - 1820 - 458 pages
...nor bring them off; the wood prevented the last, and the want of a match the first, as the lintstock was invariably, carried off, and the rapidity of the...transitions; did not allow us time to provide one ; the slaugh* Memoirs, Vol. fp 240 ter of this brigade of artillerists was remarkable, the Captain (Jones)... | |
 | Benjamin Silliman - Burgoyne's Invasion, 1777 - 1822 - 152 pages
...nor bring them off; the wood prevented the last, and the want of a match the first, as the lintstock was invariably carried off, and the rapidity of the...brigade of artillerists was remarkable, the captain (Jones) and thirty-six men being killed or wounded out of forty-eight. It was truly a gallant conflict,... | |
 | Benjamin Silliman - Burgoyne's Invasion, 1777 - 1822 - 164 pages
...prevented the last, and the; want of a mutch the first, us the lintstock was invariably carried off, nnd the rapidity of the transitions did not allow us time...brigade of artillerists was remarkable, the captain (Jones) and thirty-six men being killed or wounded out ot* (brty-eight. It was truly a gallant conflict,... | |
 | Benjamin Silliman - New England - 1824 - 478 pages
...nor bring them off; the wood prevented the last, and the want of a match the first, as the lintstock was invariably, carried off, and the rapidity of the...brigade of artillerists was remarkable, the Captain (Jones) and thirty-six men being killed or wounded out of forty-eight. It was truly a gallant conflict,... | |
 | Gideon Miner Davison - Atlantic States - 1825 - 172 pages
...nor bring them off; the wood prevented the last, and the want of a match the first, as the lint stock was invariably carried off, and the rapidity of the...brigade of artillerists was remarkable, the captain and 36 men being killed or wounded, out of 48. It was truly a gallant conflict, in which death by familiarity... | |
 | Theology - 1820 - 688 pages
...prevented the last, and the want of a malrh the first, as the linlslock was invariably carried , oB', and the rapidity of the transitions did not allow us time to provide one . the slaughter ul this brigade of nrtillcrbi' was remarkable, the Captain (Jone?.) mnj thirty-six men being kilied... | |
 | Gideon Miner Davison - Atlantic States - 1830 - 452 pages
...nor bring them off; the wood prevented the last, and the want of a match the first, as the lint stock was invariably carried off, and the rapidity of the...brigade of artillerists was remarkable, the captain and 36 men being killed or wounded, out of 48. It was truly a gallant conflict, in which death by familiarity... | |
 | Theodore Dwight - Canada - 1831 - 528 pages
...back ; and in this manner did the battle fluctuate, like the waves of a stormy sea, with alternate advantage for four hours, without one moment's intermission....brigade of artillerists was remarkable, the captain and thirty-six men being killed or wounded out of forty-eight. It was truly a gallant conflict, in which... | |
 | Theodore Dwight - Canada - 1831 - 652 pages
...a If "L^-)Jilvt;inf^ Wft VfS r\t Wftfcn,.f..,.' a'ternate advantae-p for f^,., i * a lery (ell ipto our possession at every charge, but we could neither...brigade of artillerists was remarkable, the captain and thirty-six men being killed or wounded out of forty-eight. It was truly a gallant conflict, in which... | |
 | Theodore Dwight - Canada - 1834 - 514 pages
...back ; and iu this manner did the battle fluctuate, like the waves of a stormy sea, with alternate advantage for four hours, without one moment's intermission....brigade of artillerists was remarkable, the captain and thirtysix men being killed or wounded out of fortyeight. It was a drawn battle, as night alone terminated... | |
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The British artillery fell into our possession at every charge, but we could neither turn the pieces upon the enemy, nor bring them off; the wood prevented the last, and the want of a match the first, as the linstock was invariably carried off, and the... 
