 | John Lawrie - 1783 - 344 pages
...fell into their hands. They attacked the royalifts fvvord in hand, with fuch impetuofity, that in lefs than ten minutes after the battle began the king's...were broken and totally routed. The dragoons fled with great precipitation at the firft onfet ; the genera) officers making fome unluccefsful efforts... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1785 - 518 pages
...hundred tiighlanders half-armed, who charged him fword in hand with fuch impetuofity, that in lefs than ten minutes after the battle began the King's...broken and totally routed. The dragoons fled in the utrruoft confufion at the firft onfet : the general officers having made fome unfuccefsful efforts... | |
 | English literature - 1758 - 748 pages
...of about 3000 Highlanders armed, who charged him fword in hand, with fuch impetuofity, that, in lefs than ten minutes after the battle began, the King's...were broken and totally routed. The dragoons fled with great precipitation at the iiift onfet : the general officers having made fome unfuccefsful efforts... | |
 | Robert Dodsley, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Great Britain - 1821 - 304 pages
...battle the Pretender's force amounted to two thousand four hundred higblanderf, half armed, who charged with such impetuosity, that in less than ten minutes after the battle hegan, the king's troops were broken and totally routed. The dragoons ilnii in the utmost confusion... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1825 - 656 pages
...pretender, at the; head of about two thousand four hundred highlandcrs, half-armed, who charged them sword in hand with such impetuosity, that in less...the general officers having made some unsuccessful ellbrts to rally them, thought proper to consult their own safety by an expeditious retreat towards... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 372 pages
...the approach of the rebel army, under Prince Charles. The«highlanders, though half armed, charged with such impetuosity, that in less than ten minutes...the king's troops were broken and totally routed. After Colonel Gardiner's on n regiment of dragoons had forsaken him, perceiving a party of the foot... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Great Britain - 1836 - 984 pages
...pretender, at the head of about two thousand four hundred highlanders, half-armed, who charged them sword in hand with such impetuosity, that in less...than ten minutes after the battle began, the king's troop* were broken and totally routed. The dragoons fled in the utmost confusion at the first onset... | |
 | Old Humphrey - Sailors - 1842 - 366 pages
...perceived the approach of the rebel army, under Prince Charles. The highlanders, though half-armed, charged with such impetuosity, that in less than ten minutes...the King's troops were broken and totally routed. After Colonel Gardiner's own regiment of dragoons had forsaken him, perceiving a party of the foot... | |
 | 1842 - 450 pages
...attacked by the young pretender, at the head of about 2400 Highlanders, half armed, who charged them with such impetuosity, that in less than ten minutes...the king's troops were broken and totally routed. They VOL. XXII. R fled in the utmost confusion at the first onset; the officers, having made some unsuccessful... | |
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Highlanders, halfarmed, who charged him sword in hand, with such impetuosity, that in less than ten minutes after the battle began, the King's troops were broken and totally routed. The dragoons fled in the utmost confusion at the first onset ; the general... 
