The British Critic: A New Review, Volume 4F. and C. Rivington, 1815 |
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Page 259
... Napoleon in their retreat from Moscow , he could not have expressed in a stronger or more energetic manner the havoc of war , and the hardships of a campaign . Indeed before such an event had taken place , in looking over those three ...
... Napoleon in their retreat from Moscow , he could not have expressed in a stronger or more energetic manner the havoc of war , and the hardships of a campaign . Indeed before such an event had taken place , in looking over those three ...
Page 260
... Napoleon , we can hardly recognize the soldiers of one of the finest armies that ever marched to a conquest in all the splendor of its attire , and in all the brilliancy of the most minute appointments , chiefly com- posed of veterans ...
... Napoleon , we can hardly recognize the soldiers of one of the finest armies that ever marched to a conquest in all the splendor of its attire , and in all the brilliancy of the most minute appointments , chiefly com- posed of veterans ...
Page 261
... Napoleon with moderation and reserve , and very worthy of notice is the interesting struggle which he feels between the in- dignation of the man , and the reverence to his general , which , as a soldier , he had been taught to consider ...
... Napoleon with moderation and reserve , and very worthy of notice is the interesting struggle which he feels between the in- dignation of the man , and the reverence to his general , which , as a soldier , he had been taught to consider ...
Page 263
... Napoleon would never have thought of his romantic expedition to Moscow . Be it as it will , having resolved on the war he collected an im- mense force , and divided the whole of his army into eight corps of infantry , and each of them ...
... Napoleon would never have thought of his romantic expedition to Moscow . Be it as it will , having resolved on the war he collected an im- mense force , and divided the whole of his army into eight corps of infantry , and each of them ...
Page 264
... Napoleon , disguised as a private Polish soldier , accompanied by Haxo , the general of the engineers , visited the lines , and discovered the most advantageous point close to Kowno . Here , it is said , that the Emperor Alex- ander had ...
... Napoleon , disguised as a private Polish soldier , accompanied by Haxo , the general of the engineers , visited the lines , and discovered the most advantageous point close to Kowno . Here , it is said , that the Emperor Alex- ander had ...
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