Guía De Lectura De Corcubión En La Guerra De La inDepEnDEncia. FragmEnts Of Voyages And Travels De Basil Hall

Basil Hall

Fragments of voyages and travels (momentos estelares)
Fragments of voyages and travels ... conclusión (fin parte 2)
The darkness and intricacy of the cork forests of Spain, or the height and rugged nature of their snowy sierras, gave unbounded confidence to the guerillas, while the talents and enterprise of various distinguished leaders inspired respect for them amongst theirfollowers. Many rude combinations were afterwards established by these chiefs, which, although they fell far short of the systematic organization of regular war, came, more or less, within the definition of order; and the result, we all know, was of the highest importance in the great Peninsular contest.

Fragments of voyages and travels ... os da Junta venderon a derrota como victoria
which the no lessrenowned Junta of that city ever afterwards spoke of as a victory.

Fragments of voyages and travels ... espantada xeral
the rout became so general, that the two chiefs and the British officer soon found themselves quite alone on the top of the ridge

Fragments of voyages and travels ... referencia ás vítimas
Meanwhile, the French made such quick work of their task of destruction, that, as we roweddown the harbour again

Fragments of voyages and travels ... batalla da Armada
When the enemy's troops reached the foot of the hill, from the top of which the Spaniards were contemplating the destruction

of their homes, the French infantry very coolly sat down on the grass to rest from their labours

Fragments of voyages and travels ... referencia ao Cid
Cid Campeador

Fragments of voyages andtravels ... batalla da armada
When the enemy's troops reached the foot of the hill, from the top of which the Spaniards were contemplating the destruction of their homes, the French infantry very coolly sat down on the grass to rest from their labours

Fragments of voyages and travels ... olveira
Olviera

Fragments of voyages and travels ... masacre
numerous dead bodies, which lay scattered alongthe banks near the town

Fragments of voyages and travels ... loubanza dos mariñeiros corcubionenses
The gallantry and steadiness of these people arose, possibly, from their great experience, during the war with England, in the gun-boat service in the Gut of Gibraltar

Fragments of voyages and travels ... primeiras vítimas
Of these fugitives, great numbers were brought down, like hunted deerFragments of voyages and travels ... vense os franceses
we could now distinguish the French soldiers

Fragments of voyages and travels ...os ingleses contratan espías
as these local authorities would not act, we took such measures as we could, without directly offending their very touchy pride, and secretly hired men to go along the roads to gain information of the actual state of affairs. Some of ourmessengers came back to us early next morning, to say that, although they had not seen

the French, they were undoubtedly in motion, as the peasantry were flying in all directions, and the smoke of many burning villages could be distinguished far up the valleys, — a sure indication, they said, of the enemy's approach

Fragments of voyages and travels ... veñen os franceses
the French hadactually moved from Santiago in two divisions — the first of a thousand men, the other of six hundred

Fragments of voyages and travels ... Painzás?
at Paisas, to render any service to the cause

Fragments of voyages and travels ... segunda fragata, máis armas
returning from the interior on the 9th of April, I found the Endymion still lying in Finisterre bay, where she had been joined by His Majesty'sship Loire, a frigate despatched from England, with a supply of arms and ammunition expressly for the insurgents of Spain

Fragments of voyages and travels ... Misión para Hall
I was accordingly despatched to the pass in the mountains

Fragments of voyages and travels ... Punto débil
we reiterated our advice to the Junta, that they would take some more systematic precautions than any they had yet...