 | 1807 - 728 strani
...Grape n-hot at the corners of all the streets, musketry , hand grenades, bricks, and n-tones, Irons the tops of all the houses ; every householder, with his negroes defended hi. dwelling, each of wmn-ich was in in-n-ella fortress ¿ and it is not perhaps too much to say, than-... | |
 | 1807 - 770 strani
...troops were exposed was violent in the extreme. Grape-shot, at the corners of all thestreets, musquetry, hand-grenades, bricks, and stones, from the tops of...each of which was in itself a fortress ; and it is not, perhaps, too much to say, that tha whole male population 0.1 226 Buenos Ayres was employed in... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1807 - 544 strani
...violent in the extreme. Grape shot atthe corners of all the streets, musketry* haiidgreivades, bricjcs, and stones from the tops of all the houses, every householder-. •with his negroes defended bit dwelling, each of which was in nMlt' a fortress, and it is not perhaps, too much to say, that the... | |
 | John Whitelocke - 1808 - 252 strani
...prisoners. The nature of the fire to which the troops were exposed, was violent in the extreme. Grape shot at the corners of all the streets, musketry, hand-grenades,...each of which was in itself a fortress, and it is not, perhaps, too much to say, that the whole male population of Buenos Ayres was employed in its defence.... | |
 | John Whitelocke - 1808 - 250 strani
...troops were eipoped, was violent in the extreme. Grape shot at the earners of all the streets, mnsk/try, hand-grenades, bricks and stones, from the tops .of...each of which was in itself a fortress, and it is not, perhaps, too much to say, that the whole male population of Buenos Ayres was employed in its defence.... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1809 - 1484 strani
...troopi were exposed, was violent in the ex. treme. Grape shot at the earners of the streets, musquetry, handgrenades, bricks, and stones from the tops of...each of which was in itself a fortress ; and it is not perhaps too much to -say, that the whole male population of lluenos Ayres was employed in it* defence.... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1809 - 1138 strani
...was violent in the ex. treme. Grape shot at the corners of the streets, musquetry, hand, grenades, bricks, and stones from the tops of all the houses...each of which was in itself a fortress ; and it is not perhaps too much to say. that the whole male population of Buenos Ayres was employed in its defence.... | |
 | Archibald Duncan - 1809 - 412 strani
...at the corners of all the streets, musketry, hand grenades, bricks and stones from the tops of ail 'the houses, every householder with his negroes defended...each of which was in itself a fortress, and it is not, perhaps, too much to say, thai the whole male population of Buenos Ayres was employed in its defence.... | |
 | Edward Baines - 1818 - 746 strani
...exposed was violent in the extreme. Grapeshot at the corners of the streets ; musketry, hand -grenades, bricks, and stones, from the tops of all the houses ; every householder, with his negroes, defending his dwelling, each of which was in itself a fortress ; and it is not, perhaps, too much to... | |
 | Edward Pelham Brenton - 1825 - 610 strani
...bricks, and stones, from the tops of the houses, added to the destructive fire of guns and musketry. " Every householder with his Negroes, defended his dwelling, each of which was in itself a fortress." " Such," says the General, " was the situation of the army on the morning of the 6th of July, when... | |
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The nature of the fire to which the Troops were exposed, was violent in the extreme. Grape-shot at the corners of all the streets, musketry, handgrenades, bricks, and stones from the tops of all the houses, every householder with his Negroes defended... 
