 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1835 - 724 pages
...received more of the electoral votes than the highest of the three candidates in the returned list. been pushed back, some of our guns remained for a few minutes in the enemy's hands ;" that they were, however, soon recovered ; and that, instead of bis making attacks for the recovery... | |
 | 1837 - 684 pages
...few yards of ours. The darkness of tha light, during this extraordinary conflict, occasioned, everal uncommon incidents ; our troops having for a moment been pushed back, some of our guns rc^ mained for a few moments in the hands of the enemy ; they were, however, not only quickly recovered,... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1848 - 460 pages
...received more of the electoral votes than the highest of the three candidates in the returned list. been pushed back, some of our guns remained for a few minutes in the enemy's hands;" that they were, however, soon recovered ; and that, instead of his making attacks for the recovery... | |
 | James Fenimore Cooper - 1852 - 724 pages
...received more of the electoral votes than the highest of the three candidates in the returned list. been pushed back, some of our guns remained for a few minutes in the enemy's hands ;" that they were, however, soon recovered ; and that, instead of his making attacks for the recovery... | |
 | 1854 - 678 pages
...within a few yards of ours. The darkness of the night during this extraordinary conflict, occasioned several uncommon incidents : our troops having for...remained for a few minutes in the enemy's hands ; they, however, were not only quickly recovered, but the two pieces (a G-pounder and a 5J inch howitzer) which... | |
 | Gilbert Auchinleck - 1855 - 456 pages
...The darkness of the night during this extraordinary conflict, occasioned several uncommon incidente: our troops having for a moment been pushed back, some of our guns remained for a few minutes in the enemy 's hands; they, however, were not only quickly recovered, but the two pieces (a 6-pounder and... | |
 | Charles Roger - 1856 - 442 pages
...extraordinary incidents occurred. The British having, for a moment, been thrust back, some of the British guns remained for a few minutes in the enemy's hands....not only quickly recovered, but the two pieces, a six pounder and a five and a half inch howitzer, which the enemy had brought up, were captured by the... | |
 | James Alexander Browne - 1865 - 372 pages
...within a few yards of ours. The darkness of the night during this extraordinary conflict occasioned several uncommon incidents : our troops having for...however, not only quickly recovered, but the two pieces brought up by the enemy were captured by us, together with several tumbrils ; and in limbering up our... | |
 | Robert Christie - 1866 - 426 pages
...within a few yards of ours. The darkness of the night, during this extraordinary conflict, occasioned several uncommon incidents : our troops having for...not only quickly recovered, but the two pieces, a six pounder and a five and a half inch howitzer, which the enemy had brought up, were captured by us,... | |
 | Egerton Ryerson - 1880 - 526 pages
...within a few yards of ours. The darkness of the night, during this extraordinary conflict, occasioned several uncommon incidents ; our troops having, for...; they were, however, not only quickly recovered, bat the two pieces, a six-pounder and a five-and-a-half -inch howitzer, which the enemy had brought... | |
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The darkness of the night, during this extraordinary conflict, occasioned several uncommon incidents : our troops having for a moment been pushed back, some of our guns remained for a few minutes in the enemy's hands... 
