 | Europe - 1812 - 724 pages
...to march to Sardao, with the intention that he should occupy those mountains, but unfortunately lie was sent round by Oporto by the general officer commanding...small detachment of the enemy being in possession of St Per dro de Sul ; and, notwithstanding the efforts which he made to arrive in time, he did not reach... | |
 | Arthur Collins - 1812 - 780 pages
...Sardao, with the intention that he should occupy those mountains, but unfortunately he was sent round to Oporto by the general officer commanding in the North,...small detachment of the enemy being in possession of St. Pedro de Sul ; and, notwithstanding the efforts which he made to arrive in time, he did not reach... | |
 | Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1812 - 572 pages
...himself of this road, which turned the position of the Serra de Busaco, and to take post at Sardao ; but unfortunately he was sent round by Oporto by the...commanding in the north, in consequence of a small detachmeut of the enemy being in possession of Sao Pedro de Sal ; and notwithstanding the efforts he... | |
 | Francis L. Clarke, William Dunlap - Generals - 1814 - 446 pages
...with the intention that he should occupy those mountains ; but, unfortunately, he was sent round to Oporto by the general officer commanding in the north,...small detachment of the enemy being in possession of St. Pedro de Sul ; and, notwithstanding the efforts which he made to arrive in time, he did not reach... | |
 | John Philippart - Great Britain - 1820 - 422 pages
...Trant, with his dir vision of militia, to march to Sardao, with the intention that he would occupy those mountains, but, unfortunately, he was sent round by...small detachment of the enemy being in possession of St. Pedro de Sul ; and, notwithstanding the efforts which he made to arrive in time, he did not reach... | |
 | John Philippart - Great Britain - 1820 - 420 pages
...to Sardao, with the intention that he would occupy those mountains, but, unfortunately, he was scut round by Oporto, by the General Officer commanding...small detachment of the enemy being in possession of St. Pedro de Sul ; and, notwithstanding the efforts which he made to arrive in time, he did not reach... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1825 - 1096 pages
...Trant, with his division of militia, to march to Sardao, with the intention that he should occupy those mountains, but unfortunately he was sent round by...small detachment of the enemy being in possession of St. Pedro de Sul ; and, notwithstanding the efforts which he made to arrive in time, he did not reach... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - Great Britain - 1834 - 626 pages
...enormous. I understand that the Generals of Division, Merle, Loison, and Maucune are wounded, and General Simon was taken prisoner by the 52nd regiment ; and...which he made to arrive in time, he did not reach SardaS till the 28th at night, after the enemy were in possession of the ground. ' As it was probable... | |
 | Arthur Wellesley Duke of Wellington - Great Britain - 1851 - 1026 pages
...left by that road, I had directed Colonel Trent, with his division of militia, to march to Sarda?, with the intention that he should occupy the mountains,...consequence of a small detachment of the enemy being in possesïion of S. Pedro do Sul ; and, notwithstanding the efforts which he made to arrive in time,... | |
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Sul; and, notwithstanding the efforts which he made to arrive in time, he did not reach Sardao till the 28th at night, after the enemy was in possession of the ground. As it was probable that in the course of the night of the 28th... 
