 | Henry Adams - 1890 - 454 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." Drummond's " few minutes " wore three hours. According to the British account, the One-Hundredand-third... | |
 | James P. Taylor - 1899 - 240 pages
...Annual Registerl" says : " 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,... | |
 | Alfred Thayer Mahan - 1905 - 564 pages
...act of loading, and the muzzles of the enemy's guns were advanced within a few yards of ours. . . . Our troops having for a moment been pushed back, some...remained for a few minutes in the enemy's hands." 1 Upon this central fact both accounts agree, but on the upshot of the matter they differ. " Not only... | |
 | Alfred Thayer Mahan - 1905 - 568 pages
...act of loading, and the muzzles of the enemy's guns were advanced within a few yards of ours. . . . Our troops having for a moment been pushed back, some...our guns remained for a few minutes in the enemy's hands."1 Upon this central fact both accounts agree, but on the upshot of the matter they differ. "... | |
 | Henry Adams - 1921 - 494 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." Drummond's " few minutes" were three hours. According to the British account, the One-Hundredand-third... | |
 | William Wood - 1926 - 566 pages
...within a few Yards of ours — 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 for a few minutes remained in the Enemy's hands. They were, however, not only quickly recovered, but... | |
 | Louis L. Babcock - 1927 - 420 pages
...reports of the respective Commanders are here set forth : DRUMMOND. "The darkness of the night occasioned several uncommon incidents. Our troops having for...been pushed back, some of our guns remained for a few moments in the enemy's hands. . . . The enemy's efforts to carry the hill were continued until about... | |
 | Buffalo Historical Society (Buffalo, N.Y.) - 1927 - 414 pages
...over an hour. The reports of the respective Commanders are here set forth : cidents. Our troops baring for a moment been pushed back, some of our guns remained for a few moments in the enemy's hands. . . . The enemy's efforts to carry the hill were continued until about... | |
 | Henry Adams - 1986 - 1458 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." Drummond's "few minutes" were three hours. According to the British account, the One-Hundred- and-third... | |
 | 1814 - 862 pages
...a few yards of ours. The darkness of the night, (hiring this •extraordinary conflict, occasioned several uncommon incidents : our troops having for...recovered, but the two pieces, a six-pounder and a five and half inch howitzer,which the enemy had brought up, were captured by us, together with several tumbrils,... | |
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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... 
