| 1825 - Страниц: 788
...Pagoda, and immediately commenced entrenching and stockading, as the despatch says, with a judgment in point of position, such as would do credit to the best intruded engineers of the most civilized and warlike nations. On the 12th, a deserter stated, that... | |
| James Silk Buckingham - 1825 - Страниц: 816
...Pagoda, and immediately commenced entrenching and stockading, as the despatch says, with a judgment in point of position, such as would do credit to the best intruded engineers of the most civilized and warlike nations. On the 12th, a deserter stated, that... | |
| Constable and co, ltd - 1827 - Страниц: 648
...despatch, and " commenced entrenching and stockading, " in the words of that General, " with a judgment in point of position such as would do credit to the...engineers of the most civilized and warlike nations. " This position, however, Sir Archibald determined to attack on the 15th of December; and from the... | |
| Michael Symes - 1827 - Страниц: 344
...and maintain their positions " with a judgment," in the language of Sir Archibald Campbell, " which would do credit to the best instructed engineers of the most civilized and warlike nations." That they are also every year becoming more proficient in the various arts of peace, and fast rising... | |
| 1832 - Страниц: 602
...about four miles from the great Pagoda, — with a judgment, according to Sir A. Campbell, " which would do credit to the best instructed engineers of the most civilized and warlike nations." From hence, he having procured emissaries to set fire to Rangoon, the British General was determined... | |
| John Marshall - 1830 - Страниц: 166
...from the Shwe-da-gon pagoda, and immediately commenced intrenching and stockading with a judgment, in point of position, such as would do credit to the...engineers of the most civilized and warlike nations. The deserter also declared it to be their intention to attack the British lines on the morning of the... | |
| William James - 1837 - Страниц: 632
...from the Shwe-da-gon pagoda, and imme. diately commenced intrenching and stockading with a judgment, in point of position, such as would do credit to the...engineers of the most civilized and warlike nations. The deserter also declared it to be their intention to attack the British lines on the morning of the... | |
| William Ferguson Beatson Laurie - 1885 - Страниц: 556
...despatch, and " commenced entrenching and stockading," in the words of that general, " with a judgment in point of position such as would do credit to the best instructed engineers of the most civilised and warlike nations." This position,* however, Sir Archibald determined to attack on the... | |
| John Stuart - 1909 - Страниц: 260
...the pagoda, and, as Sir Archibald reports, had " commenced entrenching and stockading with a judgment in point of position such as would do credit to the best instructed engineers of the most civilised and warlike nations." This position, however, was stormed and carried by assault on the I5th... | |
| William James - 2002 - Страниц: 588
...from the Shwe-da-gon pagoda, and immediately commenced intrenching and stockading with a judgment, in point of position, such as would do credit to the...engineers of the most civilized and warlike nations. The deserter also declared it to be their intention to attack the British lines on the morning of the... | |
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