 | English literature - 1837 - 604 pages
...as they could possibly be ; the gunners standing to their guns till they were killed by the bayonet. I never was in so severe a business in my life, or anything like it, and frray to Gnd I may never be in such a situation again. Their army was better appointed than ours —... | |
 | Marquess Richard Wellesley Wellesley - India - 1837 - 734 pages
...sepoys of the enemy behaved exceedingly well, and if they had been commanded by French officers, the event would have been, I fear, extremely doubtful. I never was in BO severe a business in my life or any thing like it, and pray to God I never may be in such a situation... | |
 | India - 1848 - 608 pages
...loss, gave victory at last to the British. " I never," wrote General Lake to Marquess Wellesley, " I never was in so severe a business in my life or any thing like it, and pray to God, I never may be in such a situation again," and again, " I think,... | |
 | Robert Montgomery Martin - Dummies (Bookselling) - 1850 - 228 pages
...sepoys of the enemy behaved exceed, ingly well; and, if they had been commanded by French officers, the event would have been, I fear, extremely doubtful....pray to God I never may be in such a situation again. * * * These fellows fought like devils, or rather heroes."§ The battle of Laswaree was in all respects... | |
 | American periodicals - 1869 - 826 pages
...sepoys of the enemy behaved exceedingly well, and if they had been commanded by French officers the event would have been, I fear, extremely doubtful....in my life, or anything like it, and pray to God I may never be in such a situation again These fellows fought like devils, or rather heroes." The battles... | |
 | Joachim Hayward Stocqueler - Great Britain - 1871 - 394 pages
...General Lake declared that he had never been in so severe a business in his life, and, he added, " I pray to God I never may be in such a situation again. Scindiali's Army U better appointed than ours— no expense Ь spared whatever — they have three... | |
 | James Grant - India - 1876 - 602 pages
...the enemy behaved exceedingly well, and if they had (still) been commanded by French officers, the event would have been, I fear, extremely doubtful. I never was in so severe a business in my life, and pray to God I may never be in such a situation again. Their army is better appointed than ours... | |
 | Charles Harding Firth - History - 1877 - 72 pages
...of the enemy behaved exceedingly well, and if they had been commanded by French officers the result would have been, I fear, extremely doubtful. I never...severe a business in my life, or anything like it." Though the rule of the Mogul had come to an The Emperor, end, the influence of his name in India was... | |
 | Robert Montgomery Martin - Afghanistan - 1879 - 770 pages
...sepoys of the enemy behaved exceedingly well ; and, if they had been commanded by French officers, the event would have been, I fear, extremely doubtful....pray to God I never may be in such a situation again. * * * These fellows fought like devils, or rather heroes."§ The battle of Laswaree was in all respects... | |
 | William Milbourne James - India - 1882 - 400 pages
...sepoys of the enemy behaved exceedingly well, and if they had been commanded by French officers the event would have been, I fear, extremely doubtful....to God I never may be in such a situation again." The brunt of the engagement fell as usual on the Europeans, of whom there were killed or wounded 39... | |
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... be, the gunners standing to their guns, until killed by the bayonet, all the sepoys of the enemy behaved exceedingly well and if they had been commanded by French officers, the event would have been, I fear, extremely doubtful. I never was in so severe... 
