 | Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1820 - 386 pages
...not so deep ; the reason of which seems manifest enough. Having but 10,000 men to oppose to such'a numerous and vast army, it was impossible for him either to make an extensive front, or to give an equal depth to his battalions. He was obliged therefore to take his... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - History - 1824 - 396 pages
...deep ; the reason of which seems manifest enough. Having but 10,000 men to oppose to such a numerate and vast army, it was impossible for him either to...make a large front, or to give an equal depth to his battaliflHs. He was obliged, therefore, to take his choice ; and he imagined, that he could gain the... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - History - 1825 - 404 pages
...main body more weak, and not so deep ; the. reason of which seems manifest enough. Having but 10,000 men to oppose to such a numerous and vast army, it was iinpossiHe for him either to make a large front, or to give an equal depth to his battalions. He was... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - History - 1827 - 494 pages
...main body more weak, and not so deep ; the reason of which seems manifest enough. Having but 10,000 men to oppose to such a numerous and vast army, it was impossi_ ble for him either to make a large front, or to give an equal depth to his battalions. He... | |
 | Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1830 - 480 pages
...left the main body weaker, and not so deep ; the reason of which is sufficiently obvious. Having out ten thousand men to oppose to such a numerous and...his two wings, in order to break and disperse those of the Persians ; not doubting that when once his wings were victorious, they would be able to attack... | |
 | John Lauris Blake - Readers - 1832 - 410 pages
...main body more weak, and not so deep ; the reason °f which seems manifest enough. Having but 10,000 men to oppose to such a numerous and vast army, it...; and he imagined, that he could gain the victory no otherwise than by the efforts he should make with his two wings, in order to break and disperse... | |
 | Charles Rollin - History, Ancient - 1841 - 362 pages
...men to oppose to such a multitude of the enemy, it was impossible for him either to make an extensive front, or to give an equal depth to his battalions....choice; and he imagined that he could gain the victory no otherwise than by the efforts he should make with his two wings, to break and disperse those of... | |
 | Charles Bucke - Cities and towns, Ancient - 1841 - 370 pages
...the reason of which seems manifest enough. Having but ten thousand men to oppose to such a numerous army, it was impossible for him either to make a large front, or to give an equal depth to his battalion. He was therefore obliged to take his choice ; and he concluded that he could gain the victory... | |
 | Joachim Hayward Stocqueler - Military art and science - 1853 - 384 pages
...oppose to such a multitude of the enemy, it was impossible for him either to make an extensive WAR WAR front, or to give an equal depth to his battalions....choice ; and he imagined that he could gain the victory no otherwise than by the efforts he should make with his two wings, to break and disperse those of... | |
 | Charles Rollin - 1881 - 1308 pages
...men to oppose to such a multitude of the enemy, it was impossible for him either to make an extensive front, or to give an equal depth to his battalions....choice ; and he imagined that he could gain the victory no otherwise, than by the efforts he should make with his two wings, to break and disperse those of... | |
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Having but 10,000 men to oppose to such a numerous and vast army, it was impossible for him either to make a large front, or to give an equal depth to his battalions. He was obliged, therefore, to take his choice ; and he imagined, that he could gain... 