 He in person led on the troops to the attack of the village, from whence he drove the enemy ; but being overpowered by numbers continually pouring down from the hills, he was obliged to retire in his turn. He rallied his...  The Scots Magazine - Page 1531759Full view - About this book
 | Tobias Smollett - 1760 - 496 pages
...whence he drove the enemy; but being overpowered by numbers continually pouring down from the hills, he was obliged to retire in his turn. He rallied his men, returned to the charge, and regained pofleffion of the place : being again repulfed by frefh reinforcements of the enemy, he made another... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1785 - 486 pages
...whence he drove the enemy ; but being overpowered by numbers continually pouring down from the hills, he was obliged to retire in His turn. He rallied his men, returned to the charge, and regained pofleflion of the place : being again repiilfed by frefli re-enforcements of the enemy, he rriade another... | |
 | Joseph Towers - 1788 - 560 pages
...drove the enemy ; but being over• powered by numbers continually pouring down from the ' hills, he was obliged to retire in his turn. He rallied his ' men, returned to die charge, and regained poffcflion of the ' place. Being again repulfed by frefh reinforcements of... | |
 | David Hume - 1810 - 576 pages
...he drove tire enemy : but being overpowered by numbers continually pouring down trom the hills, he was obliged to retire in his turn. He rallied his men, returned to the charge, and regained possession of the place : being again repulsed by fresh reinr from four in the morning till niiic,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1810 - 580 pages
...whenee he drove the enemy : but bemg overpowered by numbers continually pouring down from the hills, he was obliged to retire in his "turn He rallied his" men, returned to the charge, and regained possession of the place : being again repulsed by fresh reinforcements of the enemy, he made another... | |
 | David Hume - 1819 - 432 pages
...whence he drove the enemy; but being overpowered by numbers continually pouring down from the hills, he was obliged to retire in his turn. He rallied his men, returned to the charge, and regained possession of the place; being again repulsed by fresh reinforcements of the enemy, he made another... | |
 | 1826 - 390 pages
...could be assembled. Keith attacked the village of Hochkirchen, and drove the enemy from that part ; but being overpowered by numbers, was obliged to retire...the charge, and regained the village. Being again repulsed by the fresh reinforcements of the enemy continually pouring down from the rising grounds,... | |
 | David Hume, Tobias Smollett, William Jones - 1828 - 476 pages
...whence he drove the enemy ; but being overpowered by numbers continually pouring down from the hills, he was obliged to retire in his turn. He rallied his men, returned to the charge, and regained possession of the place : being again repulsed by fresh reinforcements of the enemy, he made another... | |
 | Tobias George Smollett - 1848 - 544 pages
...whence he drove the enemy ; but being overpowered by numbers continually pouring down from the hills, he was obliged to retire in his turn. He rallied his men, returned to the charge, and regained possession of the place : being again repulsed by fresh reinforcements of the enemy, he made another... | |
 | David Hume - 1854 - 554 pages
...whence he drove the enemy; but being overpowered by numbers continually pouring down from the hills, he was obliged to retire in his turn : he rallied his men, returned to the charge, and regained possession of the place : being again repulsed by fresh reinforcements of the enemy, he made another... | |
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