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Page 77
... troops upon the flank . This charge the enemy withstood for some time with great bravery , till he brought up his third line , which had not yet engaged . Pompey's infantry , being thus doubly at- tacked in front by fresh troops , and ...
... troops upon the flank . This charge the enemy withstood for some time with great bravery , till he brought up his third line , which had not yet engaged . Pompey's infantry , being thus doubly at- tacked in front by fresh troops , and ...
Page 204
... troops , and king Robert's sickness , promised him almost certain success . 7. But the new king of England had not the warlike in- clinations of his predecessor ; and the blandishments of a court were , to him , more alluring than the ...
... troops , and king Robert's sickness , promised him almost certain success . 7. But the new king of England had not the warlike in- clinations of his predecessor ; and the blandishments of a court were , to him , more alluring than the ...
Page 348
... troops . His centre consisted of a column of Europeans ; and two small field pieces were brought up to play on the English line . In this order he marched to the attack , advancing in his front about one thousand five hundred militia ...
... troops . His centre consisted of a column of Europeans ; and two small field pieces were brought up to play on the English line . In this order he marched to the attack , advancing in his front about one thousand five hundred militia ...
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