Wellington
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They struggled for hours against the terrible obstacles, and just when the awful slaughter, with no result, made Wellington order the recall of these obstinate heroes, he learned that Picton's division had carried the castle by escalade, itself an enterprise of splendid daring, that the Fifth Division had mastered the bastion of St. Vincent, and that the stronghold was practically his own. Then the other troops poured in and Philippon, driven for refuge to San Christoval, surrendered with all h...is men.
The siege had cost the assailants more than five thousand killed and wounded, the greater moiety during the conflict on that terrible night ; and none who know how Digitized by Google VII FRUITS OF THE WINTER CAMPAIGN i6i tender was the heart of the Great Captain will be astonished to learn that the dread total moved him to a passion of tears. Pity it is that the victorious soldiers stained their fame by committing outrages hardly yet forgotten; that they heeded not his orders, and that they turned their bayonets on the General himself when he sought to restore discipline.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
They struggled for hours against the terrible obstacles, and just when the awful slaughter, with no result, made Wellington order the recall of these obstinate heroes, he learned that Picton's division had carried the castle by escalade, itself an enterprise of splendid daring, that the Fifth Division had mastered the bastion of St. Vincent, and that the stronghold was practically his own. Then the other troops poured in and Philippon, driven for refuge to San Christoval, surrendered with all h...is men.
The siege had cost the assailants more than five thousand killed and wounded, the greater moiety during the conflict on that terrible night ; and none who know how Digitized by Google VII FRUITS OF THE WINTER CAMPAIGN i6i tender was the heart of the Great Captain will be astonished to learn that the dread total moved him to a passion of tears. Pity it is that the victorious soldiers stained their fame by committing outrages hardly yet forgotten; that they heeded not his orders, and that they turned their bayonets on the General himself when he sought to restore discipline.
What to read after Wellington?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by George Hooper to read onlineMoreLess
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