The Chelsea Pensioners volume 2
The Chelsea Pensioners volume 2
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Now the Americans hap- pened not to be disciplined, as our people happened to be the reverse ; and hence, though we gave way at first, retreating almost to the I 5 178 SARATOGA.
edge of the stream, the assailants failed to turn their advantage to a just account. They kept up, indeed, a heavy and incessant fire, more magnificent to behold than destructive in its effects ; but they hung back, happily for us, in their advance, and hence gave us ample time to recover from the panic into which they ...had at first thrown us. Our entire strength was by this means brought together, and formed a chain across the point at which the pioneers were em- ployed ; after which, instead of waiting to be again attacked, we pushed forward boldly, but with extreme caution, so as to meet and dis- compose the arrangements of the enemy.
Stealing on in this plight, and preserving a silence the most profound, we gradually drew upon the blaze of the American musketry. As we were ourselves totally unseen all the while, we contrived to approach so near, that at last the faces of the men themselves became percep- tible, and we saw before us a dark line, regu- larly drawn up, and covering in close order a space of several hundred feet, from right to left.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Now the Americans hap- pened not to be disciplined, as our people happened to be the reverse ; and hence, though we gave way at first, retreating almost to the I 5 178 SARATOGA.
edge of the stream, the assailants failed to turn their advantage to a just account. They kept up, indeed, a heavy and incessant fire, more magnificent to behold than destructive in its effects ; but they hung back, happily for us, in their advance, and hence gave us ample time to recover from the panic into which they ...had at first thrown us. Our entire strength was by this means brought together, and formed a chain across the point at which the pioneers were em- ployed ; after which, instead of waiting to be again attacked, we pushed forward boldly, but with extreme caution, so as to meet and dis- compose the arrangements of the enemy.
Stealing on in this plight, and preserving a silence the most profound, we gradually drew upon the blaze of the American musketry. As we were ourselves totally unseen all the while, we contrived to approach so near, that at last the faces of the men themselves became percep- tible, and we saw before us a dark line, regu- larly drawn up, and covering in close order a space of several hundred feet, from right to left.
What to read after The Chelsea Pensioners volume 2?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Gleig, G. R. (George Robert), 1796-1888 to read onlineMoreLess
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