I was sensible, however, that the apathy and indifference of the Spaniards would never have been believed ; that, had the British been withdrawn, the loss of the cause would have been imputed to their retreat ; and it was necessary to risk this army to... The Edinburgh Annual Register - Page 107edited by - 1811Full view - About this book
| 1709 - 578 pages
...•withdrawn, the loss of the cause would have been imputed to their "reti'cat; and it was ilecessary to risk this army to convince the people of England,...nei"ther the power, nor the inclination, to make any effoi ts for themselves. " It wan for this reason that I marched to Sahagun. As a diver. sion it succeeded... | |
| James Carrick Moore - 1809 - 356 pages
...had the British been withdrawn, the loss of the cause would have been imputed to their retreat ; and it was necessary to risk this army to convince the...the inclination, to make any efforts for themselves. It was for this reason that I marched to Sahagun. As a diversion it succeeded: I brought the whole... | |
| Adam Neale - 1809 - 514 pages
...had the British been withdrawn, thfe loss of the cause would have been imputed to their retreat, and it was necessary to risk this army to convince the...the inclination to make any efforts for themselves. It was for this reason that I made the inarch to Sahagun; As a diversion it succeeded ; I brought the... | |
| James Carrick Moore - 1809 - 558 pages
...had the British been withdrawn, the loss of the cause would have been imputed to their retreat ; and it was necessary to risk this army to convince the...inclination., to make any efforts for themselve,s. It was for this reason that I marched to Sahagun. As a diversion it has succeeded : I brought the whole... | |
| 1809 - 518 pages
...had the British been withdrawn, the loss of the cause would have been imputed to their retreat, and it was necessary to risk this army to convince the...the inclination to make any efforts for themselves. It was for this reason that I made the march to Sahagun. As a diversion it succeeded ; I brought the... | |
| 1809 - 1020 pages
...had the British been withdrawn, the loss of the cause would have been imputed to llu-ir retreat ; and it was necessary to risk this army to convince the...had neither the power nor the inclination to make anv efforts for themselves. It was for this reason that I made the march to Sal;.; gun. As a diversion,... | |
| James Carrick Moore - 1809 - 364 pages
...had the British been withdrawn, the loss of the cause would have been imputed to their retreat ; and it was necessary to risk this army to convince the...the rest of Europe, that the Spaniards had neither thé power, nor the inclination, to make any efforts for themselves. It was for this reason that I... | |
| Benjamin Flower - 1809 - 646 pages
...favour tue cause in which they were engaged ; but" he adds, " it " àè necessary to risk the British army to convince the people of " England, as well as the rest of Europe, that the Spaniards bad " wither the power nor the inclination to make any efforts for " themselves." Thus it ap|>eare,... | |
| William Cobbett - 1809 - 540 pages
...this was the cause ; that " it was necessary to risk the army, " to convince the people of England, that the " Spaniards had neither the power nor the " inclination to make any efforts for them" solves ;" that is to say, Ithat the almost certain destruction ; that all the miseries of the... | |
| 1809 - 536 pages
...imputed to their retreat, and if was necessary to risk this army to convince the people ' of fotgiaiid, as well as the rest of Europe, that the Spaniards had neither the po'xcr nor the iiclinatirm to 1 mafitt any efforts for themselves. • It was for this reason that... | |
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