 Buonaparte, who had expressed much resentment at the compassion manifested by his troops, and determined to relieve himself from the maintenance and care of three thousand eight hundred prisoners, ordered these to be marched to a rising ground near Jaffa...  Napoleon, and the French People Under His Empire - Page 273by Gustav Graf von Schlabrendorf - 1806 - 421 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 1802 - 1016 pages
...since this field of butchery lies a mile jnto their fatal alignement, and the mourn- f~ — '' ' ful preparations were completed, the signal gun fired. Vollies of musquetry and grape instantly played against them ; and Buonaparte, who had been regarding the scene through a telescope,... | |
 | 1803 - 390 pages
...relieve himself from the Maintenance and Care of Three Thousand Eight Hundred Prisoners, ordered them to be marched to a rising ground near Jaffa, where...formed against them — when the Turks had entered imo their fatal alignment, and the manifold preparations were completed, the signal Gun fired — Volites... | |
 | Sir Robert Thomas Wilson, Sir Robert Wilson - 1803 - 430 pages
...relieve himself from the maintenance and care of three thousand eight hundred prisoners,* ordered them to be marched to a rising ground near Jaffa ; where...French infantry formed against them. When the Turks had en* Buonaparte had in person previously inspected the whole body, amounting to near five thousand men,... | |
 | Sir Robert Thomas Wilson, Sir Robert Wilson - 1803 - 442 pages
...relieve himself from the maintenance and care of three thousand eight hundred prisoners,* ordered them to be marched to a rising ground near Jaffa ; where...a division of French infantry formed against them. AVhen the Turks had en* Buonaparte had in person previously inspected the whole body, amounting to... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 1298 pages
...opinion was too true. The Janissary was left in the ranks, doomed to death, and suffered. 3F4 greun* ground near Jaffa ; where a division of French infantry formed against them. When the Turks had entered their fatal alignment, and the mournful preparations were completed, the signal gun fired. Vollies... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1803 - 892 pages
...The opinion was too true. The Janissary was loft in the unks, u^umcd \a duuh, and suffered. 3F4 808 ground near Jaffa ; where a division of French infantry formed against them. When the Turks had entered their fatal .alignment, and the mournful preparations were completed, the signal gun fired. ' Vollies... | |
 | Jean-Gabriel Peltier, James Adams - 1803 - 494 pages
...to near five thousand men, with the object them to be marched to a rising ground near Jaffa $ Hwhere a division of French infantry formed against them. When the Turks had entered into their fatal alignement, and the mournful preparations were completed, the signal gun fired. Vollies... | |
 | Arthur Aikin - 1803 - 996 pages
...relieve himself from the maintenance and care of three thousand eight hundred prisoners, ordered them to be marched to a rising ground near Jaffa ; where a division of French in fan try formed against them. When the Turks had entered into their fatul alignment, and the mournful... | |
 | 1803 - 892 pages
...too true. The Janissary was left ia the tanks, doomed to death, and suBcrcd. 808 ground near JbiTa ; where a division of French infantry formed against them. When the Turks had entered their fatal alignment, and the mournful preparations were completed, the signal gun fired. Vo!lies... | |
 | Loyalist - 1803 - 344 pages
...being determined to relieve himself from the maintenance and care of so great a number, ordered them to be marched to a rising ground near Jaffa, where a division of ifee French infantry formed against them. When the Turks had been put into a proper situation, and... | |
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