 and was ordered to take charge of them to Ostend. There were about two thousand officers and men, most of them wounded and without a single application or dressing to the mangled parts ; yet their devotion to Napoleon was unabated, and with their stiffened...  Tough yarns, by the Old Sailor - Página 239por Matthew Henry Barker - 1835 - 80 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
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...decisive battle that, between Brussels and Bruges, I met the first detachment of prisoners coming down, and was ordered to take charge of them to Ostend....laceration, and their bodies gashed and scored with sabre-cuts, they still shouted " Vice T Empereur !" The battle of Waterloo ended the war—Bonaparte... | |
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...decisive battle that, between Brussels and Bruges, I met the first detachment of prisoners coming down, and was ordered to take charge of them to Ostend....laceration, and their bodies gashed and scored with sabre-cuts, they still shouted, " VviefEmpereurr The battle of Waterloo ended the war, Bonaparte was... | |
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