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quadgram | frequency |
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the sire de montcler | 35 |
the inhabitants of the | 32 |
in front of the | 28 |
as far as the | 25 |
the morning of the | 23 |
the end of the | 23 |
at the same time | 22 |
on the morning of | 22 |
of the th of | 21 |
town of la roche | 18 |
the chiefs of the | 18 |
the top of the | 18 |
the slopes of the | 18 |
the defenders of the | 17 |
in spite of the | 17 |
with a view to | 17 |
the level of the | 17 |
inhabitants of the valley | 16 |
slopes of the plateau | 16 |
the night of the | 16 |
the town of la | 16 |
morning of the th | 16 |
set fire to the | 15 |
the platform of the | 15 |
in a condition to | 15 |
the part of the | 15 |
night of the th | 15 |
the king of france | 15 |
the lord of roche | 14 |
as well as the | 14 |
on the th of | 14 |
the middle of the | 14 |
the base of the | 14 |
the defences of the | 14 |
the direction of the | 14 |
the salient of the | 13 |
in the power of | 13 |
the summit of the | 13 |
the power of the | 13 |
the fire of the | 13 |
at the end of | 12 |
the foot of the | 12 |
the duke of burgundy | 12 |
on the right bank | 12 |
in the middle of | 12 |
the th of september | 11 |
the flank of the | 11 |
from the top of | 11 |
the bottom of the | 11 |
the remains of the | 11 |
the mouth of the | 11 |
the angle of the | 11 |
during the night of | 10 |
the whole of the | 10 |
the hands of the | 10 |
chiefs of the tribes | 10 |
the banks of the | 10 |
the th of june | 10 |
the flanks of the | 10 |
in the hands of | 10 |
the course of the | 10 |
in the direction of | 10 |
the edge of the | 9 |
on the other hand | 9 |
the warriors of the | 9 |
the head of the | 9 |
the left face of | 9 |
the th of february | 9 |
the arrival of the | 9 |
had remained in the | 9 |
hundred paces from the | 9 |
the entrance of the | 9 |
the defence of the | 9 |
at a distance of | 8 |
by the eastern gate | 8 |
in the lower town | 8 |
the right face of | 8 |
on the platform of | 8 |
a part of the | 8 |
by means of a | 8 |
on the left bank | 8 |
inhabitants of the val | 8 |
of the lower town | 8 |
at the head of | 8 |
the guard of the | 8 |
the position of the | 8 |
the centre of the | 8 |
the sides of the | 8 |
part of the town | 8 |
on the slopes of | 8 |
platform of the tower | 7 |
the front of the | 7 |
the evening of the | 7 |
that is to say | 7 |
had been able to | 7 |
right face of the | 7 |
of the inhabitants of | 7 |
on the eastern side | 7 |
on the western side | 7 |
on the point of | 7 |
of the wooden tower | 7 |
it was evident that | 7 |
the roof of the | 7 |
the platforms of the | 7 |
the th of november | 7 |
the ramparts of the | 7 |
the beginning of the | 7 |
the abbey and the | 7 |
the side of the | 7 |
the works of the | 7 |
in the morning the | 7 |
the men of the | 7 |
on the flank of | 7 |
at the top of | 7 |
left face of the | 7 |
and that of the | 7 |
two or three hundred | 7 |
ridge of the plateau | 7 |
the plan of the | 7 |
the right and left | 7 |
castle of la roche | 7 |
the land of ohet | 7 |
sire de montcler had | 7 |
the counterscarp of the | 6 |
on the part of | 6 |
edge of the plateau | 6 |
the enemy could not | 6 |
pont is fortified by | 6 |
level of the plateau | 6 |
a great number of | 6 |
at the extremity of | 6 |
the bastions of the | 6 |
to that of the | 6 |
it was necessary to | 6 |
their fire on the | 6 |
the river and the | 6 |
to set fire to | 6 |
one of the towers | 6 |
the th and th | 6 |
the gate of the | 6 |
the slope of the | 6 |
at the foot of | 6 |
it was impossible to | 6 |
banks of the river | 6 |
to cross the river | 6 |
the bombards of the | 6 |
power of the enemy | 6 |
from the angle of | 6 |
the houses of the | 6 |
the artillery of the | 6 |
above the level of | 6 |
towards the end of | 6 |
with the aid of | 6 |
of a thousand men | 6 |
the th of march | 6 |
the troops of the | 6 |
the main body of | 6 |
of the fourteenth century | 6 |
in battery on the | 5 |
the moment when the | 5 |
and fell upon the | 5 |
from the summit of | 5 |
main body of the | 5 |
in pursuit of the | 5 |
the verge of the | 5 |
the walls of the | 5 |
he was intending to | 5 |
the corner of the | 5 |
side of the plateau | 5 |
had taken refuge in | 5 |
taken refuge in the | 5 |
to raise the siege | 5 |
in the upper town | 5 |
of the right face | 5 |
course of the river | 5 |
of two hundred men | 5 |
into the midst of | 5 |
the extremities of the | 5 |
and in the morning | 5 |
to the right and | 5 |
mouth of the drain | 5 |
and those of the | 5 |
with the help of | 5 |
the bodies of the | 5 |
on the side of | 5 |
the inclosure of the | 5 |
at the base of | 5 |
who had remained in | 5 |
in the first place | 5 |
in the midst of | 5 |
more than two thousand | 5 |
as soon as the | 5 |
taking advantage of the | 5 |
hundred and fifty men | 5 |
and one of the | 5 |
other side of the | 5 |
on the platforms of | 5 |
get possession of the | 5 |
counterscarp of the ditch | 5 |
did not cease to | 5 |
the crest of the | 5 |
for the most part | 5 |
bottom of the ditch | 5 |
hundred yards from the | 5 |
not in a condition | 5 |
of trunks of trees | 5 |
the midst of the | 5 |
of the upper town | 5 |
of the covered way | 5 |
of three hundred men | 5 |
the castle of la | 5 |
making use of the | 5 |
of the tower g | 5 |
the extremity of the | 5 |
the site of the | 5 |
on the evening of | 5 |
companies of national guards | 5 |
the towers of the | 5 |
on the banks of | 5 |
at the siege of | 5 |
the ruins of the | 5 |
on the summit of | 5 |
of the land of | 5 |
in proportion to the | 5 |
as best they could | 5 |
in a low voice | 5 |
was one of the | 5 |
the batteries of the | 5 |
of the king of | 5 |
the strength of the | 5 |
the lords of roche | 5 |
a hundred and fifty | 5 |
as far as possible | 5 |
the five hundred men | 5 |
the other side of | 5 |
the commencement of the | 5 |
on the flanks of | 5 |
of one of the | 5 |
the ridge of the | 5 |
it would have been | 4 |
of the promontory was | 4 |
the attacks of the | 4 |
on pain of death | 4 |
the success of the | 4 |
the zone of action | 4 |
two thousand five hundred | 4 |
the nature of the | 4 |
this time of the | 4 |
body of a thousand | 4 |
a numerous body of | 4 |
the rear of the | 4 |
the first quarter of | 4 |
the right bank of | 4 |
cavaliers of the bastions | 4 |
rampart walk of the | 4 |
of a hundred and | 4 |
who were on the | 4 |
he was able to | 4 |
as on the previous | 4 |
were preparing for a | 4 |
the fires of the | 4 |
about a hundred paces | 4 |
that the besiegers were | 4 |
a body of a | 4 |
took possession of the | 4 |
by a large body | 4 |
castle de la roche | 4 |
not been able to | 4 |
head of the bridge | 4 |
remained in the power | 4 |
at a hundred paces | 4 |
face of the left | 4 |
the attack on the | 4 |
the salient angles of | 4 |
of the northern front | 4 |
would be able to | 4 |
the whole extent of | 4 |
warriors of the val | 4 |
commencement of the siege | 4 |
to make their way | 4 |
a footing on the | 4 |
a second body of | 4 |
sire de montcler was | 4 |
on the north front | 4 |
at the bottom of | 4 |
and that it was | 4 |
and that if they | 4 |
raked the covered way | 4 |
to resume the offensive | 4 |
the garrison of the | 4 |
to the duke of | 4 |
the east and west | 4 |
the prince of orange | 4 |
of two hundred and | 4 |
the plateau on the | 4 |
the north front of | 4 |
the fall of the | 4 |
remained in the hands | 4 |
mounted on the platform | 4 |
the rampart walk of | 4 |
in an oblique direction | 4 |
the people of the | 4 |
eye view of the | 4 |
evening of the th | 4 |
what was taking place | 4 |
on the other side | 4 |
wall of the abbey | 4 |
of the northern boulevard | 4 |
on the night of | 4 |
by the western gate | 4 |
anseric and the baron | 4 |
of the th the | 4 |
two hundred and fifty | 4 |
take advantage of the | 4 |
summit of the tower | 4 |
they saw the enemy | 4 |
are sure to be | 4 |
inhabitants of the town | 4 |
of the bastions of | 4 |
garrison of the castle | 4 |
the cavaliers of the | 4 |
the passage of the | 4 |
the abbey of saint | 4 |
troop of the besieged | 4 |
the width of the | 4 |
in view of the | 4 |
concentrated their fire on | 4 |
three feet above the | 4 |
salient of the oppidum | 4 |
first quarter of the | 4 |
had not been able | 4 |
north front of the | 4 |
feet above the level | 4 |
slope of the plateau | 4 |
the progress of the | 4 |
of four hundred men | 4 |
a shower of stones | 4 |
a state of defence | 4 |
a body of about | 4 |
to take advantage of | 4 |
the gorge of the | 4 |
the army of the | 4 |
face of the right | 4 |
into the hands of | 4 |
the order was given | 4 |
the valley of avon | 4 |
in a state of | 4 |
body of the enemy | 4 |
gave orders for the | 4 |
were in no hurry | 4 |
right bank of the | 4 |
on the right and | 4 |
and fall upon them | 4 |
that part of the | 4 |
at the level of | 4 |
post of three hundred | 4 |
will be able to | 4 |
the garrison could not | 4 |
in possession of the | 4 |
that had been burned | 4 |
the duchy of burgundy | 4 |
salient of the re | 4 |
salient angles of the | 4 |
of the rd of | 4 |
zone of action of | 4 |
in the event of | 4 |
the same time the | 4 |
during the th of | 4 |
and set fire to | 4 |
the point of attack | 4 |
abbey of saint julien | 4 |
right and left of | 4 |
below the stone bridge | 4 |
body of the fortress | 4 |
by a body of | 4 |
in the centre of | 4 |
top of the tower | 4 |
the ramparts and the | 4 |
one of the chiefs | 4 |
a hundred paces from | 4 |
roof of the tower | 4 |
th of june the | 4 |
the efforts of the | 4 |
on the nd of | 4 |
at the entrance of | 4 |
two guns on the | 4 |
a large number of | 4 |
the cries of the | 4 |
of the town situated | 4 |
at the time when | 4 |
shut up in the | 4 |
the escarpment of the | 4 |
the taking of the | 4 |
the seigneur de craon | 4 |
was evident that the | 4 |
th of september the | 3 |
and that in the | 3 |
they were obliged to | 3 |
attack on the northern | 3 |
hands of the defenders | 3 |
of the lord of | 3 |
thousand two hundred yards | 3 |
left bank of the | 3 |
the shores of the | 3 |
inhabitants of la roche | 3 |
a condition to defend | 3 |
the eastern gate of | 3 |
the rest of the | 3 |
on the northern side | 3 |
between the river and | 3 |
the burning of the | 3 |
did not fail to | 3 |
on the western front | 3 |
base of the donjon | 3 |
batteries of the enemy | 3 |
bombards of the boulevard | 3 |
five hundred men to | 3 |
the eastern and western | 3 |
of the town and | 3 |
on the works of | 3 |
abbot of saint julien | 3 |
the valley on the | 3 |
of the valley of | 3 |
the care of the | 3 |
between dijon and langres | 3 |
in each of the | 3 |
so as not to | 3 |
the tribes of the | 3 |
the great traverse f | 3 |
of the thirteenth century | 3 |
took advantage of the | 3 |
along the left bank | 3 |
the outwork of the | 3 |
on the lower slopes | 3 |
the dead and wounded | 3 |
artillery of the besieged | 3 |
a third of their | 3 |
in reserve in the | 3 |
king of france and | 3 |
and trunks of trees | 3 |
at some distance from | 3 |
four thousand five hundred | 3 |
was armed with three | 3 |
that they were not | 3 |
set it on fire | 3 |
the court of the | 3 |
guns of large calibre | 3 |
a large body of | 3 |
fire of the three | 3 |
had not yet been | 3 |
the lady de la | 3 |
four hundred foot soldiers | 3 |
the lines of defence | 3 |
as shown in fig | 3 |
whole extent of the | 3 |
the construction of the | 3 |
he did not wish | 3 |
they were received by | 3 |
to fill up the | 3 |
of about twelve hundred | 3 |
the ditch was filled | 3 |
some distance from the | 3 |
of the first parallel | 3 |
tower of the gate | 3 |
rushed on to the | 3 |
the western slopes of | 3 |
by charles the bold | 3 |
the disposition of the | 3 |
along the verge of | 3 |
along the whole extent | 3 |
angles of the covered | 3 |
of charles the bold | 3 |
the descent of the | 3 |
summit of the promontory | 3 |
the tower at the | 3 |
a shower of darts | 3 |
the fosse and the | 3 |
were shut up in | 3 |
brought into the town | 3 |
the abbot of saint | 3 |
of the twelfth century | 3 |
the sortie on the | 3 |
it must be observed | 3 |
to inform him that | 3 |
guns of long range | 3 |
fief of la roche | 3 |
paces from the oppidum | 3 |
to declare for the | 3 |
setting fire to the | 3 |
were exposed to the | 3 |
by errard de bar | 3 |
if they did not | 3 |
three or four hundred | 3 |
two guns of the | 3 |
as to the wounded | 3 |
point of the oppidum | 3 |
the dwelling of the | 3 |
and castle of roche | 3 |
to be able to | 3 |
the point of the | 3 |
front of the castle | 3 |
annals of a fortress | 3 |
northern salient of the | 3 |
a position on the | 3 |
abbey and the castle | 3 |
the interests of the | 3 |
had great difficulty in | 3 |
between it and the | 3 |
to fire on the | 3 |
those who had been | 3 |
the two guns of | 3 |
on the st of | 3 |
bodies of the slain | 3 |
on the remains of | 3 |
the floor of the | 3 |
on the roof of | 3 |
it is desirable to | 3 |
the bailey of the | 3 |
up in the castle | 3 |
themselves as best they | 3 |
of the left face | 3 |
occupied by the burgundians | 3 |
three hundred thousand men | 3 |
tower of the north | 3 |
in great part of | 3 |
the curtain of the | 3 |
artillery of long range | 3 |
a thousand men to | 3 |
thousand two hundred men | 3 |
by the burgundians in | 3 |
the moment of assault | 3 |
by a shower of | 3 |
quarter of the night | 3 |
yards from the salient | 3 |
of the plateau on | 3 |
the castle de la | 3 |
of the besieged were | 3 |
of the day the | 3 |
obliged to abandon the | 3 |
between them and the | 3 |
after the death of | 3 |
on the counterscarp of | 3 |
the women and children | 3 |
point of the plateau | 3 |
the inhabitants of la | 3 |
in a few days | 3 |
batteries of the first | 3 |
of a hundred men | 3 |
in no hurry to | 3 |
the boyaux of communication | 3 |
reserve in the abbey | 3 |
to avail himself of | 3 |
for each of the | 3 |
to the number of | 3 |
face of the bastion | 3 |
to get into the | 3 |
darkness of the night | 3 |
the assailants who were | 3 |
post of two hundred | 3 |
men of the valley | 3 |
of the north gate | 3 |
one of the bombards | 3 |
two hundred yards from | 3 |
had left in the | 3 |
the darkness of the | 3 |
the time when the | 3 |
the pieces of the | 3 |
all communication between the | 3 |
fell back in disorder | 3 |
on one of the | 3 |
taking of the bailey | 3 |
the lower slopes of | 3 |
salient of the intrenchment | 3 |
were to be seen | 3 |
face of the demi | 3 |
th and th of | 3 |
the enemy had been | 3 |
which they had been | 3 |
the covered way in | 3 |
the ditch of the | 3 |
general view of the | 3 |
fortified by errard de | 3 |
of the st of | 3 |
eastern gate of the | 3 |
made of trunks of | 3 |
in conformity with the | 3 |
it seemed as if | 3 |
that it was not | 3 |
were received by a | 3 |
construction of the counter | 3 |
with a shower of | 3 |
we have seen that | 3 |
the rampart of the | 3 |
must be observed that | 3 |
the works of counter | 3 |
southern extremity of the | 3 |
in front of it | 3 |
flank of the attack | 3 |
had no difficulty in | 3 |
to the chiefs of | 3 |
to get possession of | 3 |
the area of the | 3 |
occupied by the enemy | 3 |
to hinder the enemy | 3 |
hinder the enemy from | 3 |
exposed to the projectiles | 3 |
king of the burgundians | 3 |
the blows of the | 3 |
of the corner tower | 3 |
for the moment of | 3 |
sieur de la roche | 3 |
on the northern plateau | 3 |
certain it is that | 3 |
about two thousand men | 3 |
the river below the | 3 |
was in the power | 3 |
to take the place | 3 |
to seize the great | 3 |
th of november the | 3 |
the interior of the | 3 |
defences of the castle | 3 |
take up a position | 3 |
took refuge in the | 3 |
had remained on the | 3 |
on account of the | 3 |
in consequence of the | 3 |
the duke had a | 3 |
raise the siege of | 3 |
since the commencement of | 3 |
the siege of autun | 3 |
the post at the | 3 |
to work at the | 3 |
of the new castle | 3 |
and a part of | 3 |
lower slopes of the | 3 |
of the plateau in | 3 |
of the two guns | 3 |
the noise of the | 3 |
then it was that | 3 |
was on the point | 3 |
on the previous day | 3 |
that they should be | 3 |
of the lower battery | 3 |
the courage of the | 3 |
the northern salient of | 3 |
a certain number of | 3 |
to fall on the | 3 |
through the gate of | 3 |
fortress of la roche | 3 |
the nd of november | 3 |
in case of need | 3 |
under the orders of | 3 |
it impossible for the | 3 |
verge of the plateau | 3 |
way in front of | 3 |
in the course of | 3 |
the plans of the | 3 |
the left bank of | 3 |
the foundations of the | 3 |
to those of the | 3 |
of the burgundians had | 3 |
of the left bank | 3 |
on the two flanks | 3 |
still remained in the | 3 |
that of the castle | 3 |
and stones on the | 3 |
two extremities of the | 3 |
on the cavaliers of | 3 |
but this did not | 3 |
of the first quarter | 3 |
prevent the besieged from | 3 |
of the fifteenth century | 3 |
the parapets of the | 3 |
to the fire of | 3 |
at once on the | 3 |
or three hundred men | 3 |
one after the other | 3 |
of a body of | 3 |
their way through the | 3 |
of the castle of | 3 |
the lower town and | 3 |
in the western court | 3 |
defences of the bailey | 3 |
and the five hundred | 3 |
of the abbey was | 3 |
not far from the | 3 |
fell upon the flank | 3 |
more than a thousand | 3 |
on the northern boulevard | 3 |
barrels of greek fire | 3 |
on the north side | 3 |
master of the works | 3 |
the two extremities of | 3 |
at this time of | 3 |
of some of the | 3 |
the island of sand | 3 |
the offensive at the | 3 |
arc of a circle | 3 |
time of the year | 3 |
on their side had | 3 |
from the platform of | 3 |
having been able to | 3 |
down into the ditch | 3 |
the sound of trumpets | 3 |
of the bailey gate | 3 |
without striking a blow | 3 |
each of them was | 3 |
the crowd of assailants | 3 |
the tower of the | 3 |
the fortress of la | 3 |
it was no longer | 3 |
three hundred paces from | 3 |
as soon as they | 3 |
whole of the night | 3 |
hundred men behind the | 3 |
the two great towers | 3 |
in addition to the | 3 |
one thousand two hundred | 3 |
on the strength of | 3 |
part of the bailey | 3 |
as quickly as possible | 3 |
to the king of | 3 |
over the heads of | 3 |
who had remained on | 3 |
bank of the river | 3 |
avail themselves of the | 3 |
they were going to | 3 |
lady de la roche | 3 |
of the defenders of | 3 |
in a few minutes | 3 |
the southern extremity of | 3 |
in time of war | 3 |
shower of stones and | 3 |
not be able to | 3 |
the signal agreed upon | 3 |
put to the sword | 3 |
to give the alarm | 3 |
in a position to | 3 |
of one hundred men | 3 |
and was covered with | 3 |
hour of the day | 3 |
by one of the | 3 |
of a part of | 3 |
on the northern salient | 3 |
the vale of abonia | 3 |
would not have been | 3 |
of the army of | 3 |
section of the rampart | 3 |
the face of the | 3 |
to the rampart walk | 3 |
a distance of about | 3 |
western slopes of the | 3 |
covered way in front | 3 |
attack on the north | 3 |
the gate and the | 3 |
the men on guard | 3 |
who had taken refuge | 3 |
the art of fortification | 3 |
body of the french | 3 |
took up a position | 3 |
part of the castle | 3 |
the second troop of | 3 |
the commander of the | 3 |
himself at the head | 3 |
the fief of la | 3 |
the town and castle | 3 |
of the range of | 3 |
defence at close quarters | 3 |
the attack on one | 2 |
the end of a | 2 |
the incursions of the | 2 |
the whole night of | 2 |
at the northern extremity | 2 |
in the rear of | 2 |
to maintain his artillery | 2 |
that could be got | 2 |
fire to the faggots | 2 |
the crown of the | 2 |
to defend themselves in | 2 |
an army to manoeuvre | 2 |
with provisions and munitions | 2 |
a good state of | 2 |
south wall of the | 2 |
a view to remaining | 2 |
sigild be our brenn | 2 |
before the arrival of | 2 |
to fall back upon | 2 |
full speed to the | 2 |
about five hundred men | 2 |
on the left shore | 2 |
five hundred men who | 2 |
the head of his | 2 |
gates of the camp | 2 |
remained in the bailey | 2 |
to concentrate their forces | 2 |
put the town of | 2 |
the invasion of the | 2 |
to the higher stories | 2 |
the last hours of | 2 |
the top of one | 2 |
under his own direct | 2 |
in the hope of | 2 |
the franks had lost | 2 |
the breach batteries would | 2 |
of the defence was | 2 |
of the bridge had | 2 |
did not wish to | 2 |
arrival of the franks | 2 |
with the prince of | 2 |
to the weak points | 2 |
they are sure to | 2 |
for a long while | 2 |
of the drain was | 2 |
ladders were set up | 2 |
fire to the roofs | 2 |
it was difficult to | 2 |
they set to work | 2 |
so as to keep | 2 |
was in a position | 2 |
at the risk of | 2 |
he judged that the | 2 |
men had taken refuge | 2 |
sortie on the north | 2 |
tower at the corner | 2 |
and encouraged them by | 2 |
in presence of a | 2 |
a hundred pounds weight | 2 |
the burgundians succeeded in | 2 |
with the corner tower | 2 |
the two detachments were | 2 |
the timbers of the | 2 |
they had lost nearly | 2 |
the ascent of the | 2 |
behind the great traverse | 2 |
driven into a corner | 2 |
the old castle of | 2 |
de pont by a | 2 |
to mount their horses | 2 |
at a later date | 2 |
the st of february | 2 |
to the care of | 2 |
th the fire of | 2 |
the platform of this | 2 |
received the fire of | 2 |
baron and brother jerome | 2 |
close of the day | 2 |
i do not know | 2 |
on a level with | 2 |
towards the middle of | 2 |
rd of february the | 2 |
the siege of saint | 2 |
fire of the enemy | 2 |
till they reached the | 2 |
houses of the lower | 2 |
passage through the crowd | 2 |
and the direction of | 2 |
enemy would be able | 2 |
had been present at | 2 |
taking place in the | 2 |
gateway of the castle | 2 |
to bring into the | 2 |
are not in a | 2 |
first defences against fire | 2 |
sent out a hundred | 2 |
th of the month | 2 |
preserved the name of | 2 |
of the crumbling wall | 2 |
cut their way through | 2 |
old inhabitants who had | 2 |
according to the nature | 2 |
men whom he had | 2 |
of the main work | 2 |
bombards of the cavalier | 2 |
for the length of | 2 |
was occupied by the | 2 |
but at this juncture | 2 |
two saps which would | 2 |
upon the flanks of | 2 |
on the inside of | 2 |
by means of an | 2 |
had been in the | 2 |
for the defence of | 2 |
shook their heads and | 2 |
or at any rate | 2 |
christian king of france | 2 |
lent an ear to | 2 |
is all we have | 2 |
intended for crossing the | 2 |
gained a footing on | 2 |
pursuit of the left | 2 |
the square tower on | 2 |
hands of the king | 2 |
on the shore opposite | 2 |
of the two parties | 2 |
gives the plan of | 2 |
of the tower at | 2 |
the point of intersection | 2 |
the neighbourhood of the | 2 |
one of the spies | 2 |
old castle of la | 2 |
chiefs of the eight | 2 |
he had seen only | 2 |
and fifty thousand men | 2 |
had to pay the | 2 |
on the sides of | 2 |
of a hundred paces | 2 |
no liking for the | 2 |
out of the way | 2 |
was no longer possible | 2 |
and possessing two faces | 2 |
but the baron had | 2 |
of the fosse was | 2 |
especially as they had | 2 |
advancing in good order | 2 |
took place in the | 2 |
eye view of boulevard | 2 |
two flanks of the | 2 |
on the rear of | 2 |
commence the second parallel | 2 |
night sortie of the | 2 |
on the town side | 2 |
to the court of | 2 |
between the abbey and | 2 |
was covered with blood | 2 |
the sortie from the | 2 |
four hundred men to | 2 |
army of the franks | 2 |
angle of the epaule | 2 |
our wives and children | 2 |
the lordship of roche | 2 |
two thousand two hundred | 2 |
six feet above the | 2 |
the lower town of | 2 |
they took up their | 2 |
some of the wounded | 2 |
defences of the gate | 2 |
pieces of small calibre | 2 |
who were coming up | 2 |
what was going on | 2 |
sword on the backs | 2 |
by reason of the | 2 |
impossible for the defenders | 2 |
to defend the place | 2 |
and enable them to | 2 |
under the pretext of | 2 |
along the interior of | 2 |
defence of the castle | 2 |
the ramparts on the | 2 |
to continue the attack | 2 |
that had not been | 2 |
equal to that of | 2 |
had started in pursuit | 2 |
he had observed that | 2 |
a hundred men in | 2 |
their men on the | 2 |
the redan on the | 2 |
the outside of the | 2 |
took up their quarters | 2 |
to keep them in | 2 |
fire of the two | 2 |
waiting for an opportunity | 2 |
of an artillery tower | 2 |
the romans had been | 2 |
went back to their | 2 |
the besieged and the | 2 |
and when he saw | 2 |
at full speed to | 2 |
angles a and b | 2 |
of the neighbouring towers | 2 |
the five hundred warriors | 2 |
the fortress by a | 2 |
a certain degree of | 2 |
only a narrow front | 2 |
of burgundy on the | 2 |
remains of the garrison | 2 |
on the north was | 2 |
taken in flank and | 2 |
and the stone bridge | 2 |
the upper story of | 2 |
hundred and eighty men | 2 |
that the front of | 2 |
had contented himself with | 2 |
a passage through the | 2 |
ramparts of the town | 2 |
were obliged to abandon | 2 |
so that they might | 2 |
did not doubt that | 2 |
a vast number of | 2 |
in setting fire to | 2 |
forming an arc of | 2 |
some of their number | 2 |
the cardinal de la | 2 |
and those of his | 2 |
were on the point | 2 |
off along the ramparts | 2 |
of the night was | 2 |
at the extremities of | 2 |
advanced resolutely against the | 2 |
that had remained in | 2 |
was a young man | 2 |
to sally forth from | 2 |
a distance of one | 2 |
mound of earth disposed | 2 |
the work opposite the | 2 |
one day in four | 2 |
the besiegers get possession | 2 |
in the valley and | 2 |
flank of the bastion | 2 |
which the besieged had | 2 |
men who had remained | 2 |
a moment to lose | 2 |
pay dearly for their | 2 |
retreat of the defenders | 2 |
the captive who had | 2 |
the defenders did not | 2 |
the small pieces of | 2 |
received from the north | 2 |
at the approach of | 2 |
were placed in battery | 2 |
had not failed to | 2 |
orders were given to | 2 |
west flanks of the | 2 |
leaving many of their | 2 |
the rules of the | 2 |
the operations of the | 2 |
before the end of | 2 |
they were within bowshot | 2 |
of the greek fire | 2 |
technical terms used in | 2 |
the captives who were | 2 |
he had been able | 2 |
the valley and the | 2 |
the town was not | 2 |
we do not know | 2 |
this front of the | 2 |
to oppose to the | 2 |
from the northern salient | 2 |
those who were not | 2 |
on the salient of | 2 |
and the whole body | 2 |
of the building d | 2 |
is fortified by m | 2 |
far as the middle | 2 |
let us suppose that | 2 |
and at the end | 2 |
mind of his nephew | 2 |
side of the river | 2 |
salient of the demi | 2 |
of the left demi | 2 |
act according to your | 2 |
attack on the works | 2 |
establish a communication between | 2 |
arsenal of la roche | 2 |
passage of the ditch | 2 |
from the defences of | 2 |
at the opportune moment | 2 |
all speed to the | 2 |
outwork of the gate | 2 |
resist to the last | 2 |
was not in a | 2 |
to the lord of | 2 |
thinned by the darts | 2 |
set to work to | 2 |
he had with him | 2 |
been present at more | 2 |
every night the governor | 2 |
present at more than | 2 |
parallel with the front | 2 |
engineer to the most | 2 |
total of two hundred | 2 |
make their way along | 2 |
seigneur de craon had | 2 |
on the level of | 2 |
assault on the boulevard | 2 |
the south wall of | 2 |
for crossing the small | 2 |
third hour of the | 2 |
the bridge of rafts | 2 |
walk of the curtain | 2 |
try the strength of | 2 |
was no longer tenable | 2 |
necessary for the defence | 2 |
a and b being | 2 |
raised with the earth | 2 |
in the siege of | 2 |
possession of it and | 2 |
centre of the front | 2 |
to return to the | 2 |
and the dwellings of | 2 |
after the battle of | 2 |
threw down the gabionades | 2 |
hands of the besieged | 2 |
it is the only | 2 |
on the ridge of | 2 |
each other in the | 2 |
he was a young | 2 |
an asylum to some | 2 |
a communication between the | 2 |
a few minutes before | 2 |
the upper and lower | 2 |
of the besieged was | 2 |
the retreat of the | 2 |
of the french camp | 2 |
of the subterranean passage | 2 |
would not allow this | 2 |
had perished in the | 2 |
thirty pieces of ordnance | 2 |
de montcler to abandon | 2 |
make head against the | 2 |
rincourt took advantage of | 2 |
had been engaged in | 2 |
used in this book | 2 |
to the edge of | 2 |
to which they responded | 2 |
make a vigorous attack | 2 |
and there was a | 2 |
an enceinte de combat | 2 |
the middle of which | 2 |
have been able to | 2 |
a great quantity of | 2 |
that they were going | 2 |
the mercy of the | 2 |
to attack the place | 2 |
evident that the besiegers | 2 |
night by the donjon | 2 |
shout arose from the | 2 |
only a slight elevation | 2 |
that the enemy had | 2 |
of weimar and the | 2 |
they were able to | 2 |
under the command of | 2 |
of king louis xi | 2 |
of the prince of | 2 |
was furnished with a | 2 |
hundred men along the | 2 |
during the middle ages | 2 |
which in time of | 2 |
defy the attacks of | 2 |
planned in view of | 2 |
not to allow the | 2 |
by artillery of long | 2 |
the master of the | 2 |
the failure of their | 2 |
all we have to | 2 |
of the same blood | 2 |
whole of the th | 2 |
french army had been | 2 |
front of the city | 2 |
had taken the precaution | 2 |
started in pursuit of | 2 |
filled up the ditch | 2 |
fire as well as | 2 |
to issue by the | 2 |
play an important part | 2 |
of the left bastion | 2 |
good state of defence | 2 |
for the execution of | 2 |
was not till the | 2 |
was not numerous enough | 2 |
the town situated between | 2 |
and the defeat of | 2 |
plateau on the south | 2 |
the help of poles | 2 |
the governor of the | 2 |
morning of the rd | 2 |
the two thousand men | 2 |
view of the northern | 2 |
the right of the | 2 |
of the ramping wall | 2 |
opposite the burnt bridge | 2 |
by a vigorous effort | 2 |
the wattling of the | 2 |
between the gate and | 2 |
sorties of the garrison | 2 |
the army of our | 2 |
and hurried towards the | 2 |
by the desire of | 2 |
a parley with the | 2 |
set up on the | 2 |
hundred paces behind the | 2 |
with the guard of | 2 |
with the king of | 2 |
all haste towards the | 2 |
in addition to this | 2 |
succeeded in setting fire | 2 |
the garrison was not | 2 |
fell in their turn | 2 |
duke of weimar and | 2 |
at more than one | 2 |
body of four hundred | 2 |
swept down by the | 2 |
the sorties of the | 2 |
not to quit their | 2 |
taking of an artillery | 2 |
the enemy attempted to | 2 |
northern boulevard on the | 2 |
the same time most | 2 |
got as far as | 2 |
forth by the eastern | 2 |
on whom he could | 2 |
consisted of a body | 2 |
map of the land | 2 |
received by a shower | 2 |
the chief of the | 2 |
about twelve hundred men | 2 |
that he might be | 2 |
at the word of | 2 |
inhabitants of the vale | 2 |
is fortified by errard | 2 |
the parts of the | 2 |
three hundred of the | 2 |
on the east and | 2 |
up in the abbey | 2 |
de pont on the | 2 |
fly towards the river | 2 |
them to concentrate their | 2 |
heavy stones on the | 2 |
with a body of | 2 |
and threw down the | 2 |
the works during the | 2 |
two hundred men to | 2 |
were not sufficiently numerous | 2 |
the middle of this | 2 |
men who had been | 2 |
on the gate and | 2 |
a body of men | 2 |
the hoarding of the | 2 |
communicated with each other | 2 |
one of the warriors | 2 |
as that of the | 2 |
as to present a | 2 |
he contented himself with | 2 |
to enable them to | 2 |
for it was evident | 2 |
of the enemy had | 2 |
of errard de bar | 2 |
adorned with bracelets of | 2 |
the movable bridge intended | 2 |
gives the section of | 2 |
it was possible to | 2 |
the brenn had formed | 2 |
some of his trusty | 2 |
explanation of some of | 2 |
of the ancient roman | 2 |
masters of the breach | 2 |
on the sixth day | 2 |
of the technical terms | 2 |
of the western court | 2 |
to inform him of | 2 |
hour of the night | 2 |
a small quantity of | 2 |
not numerous enough to | 2 |
the bridge and the | 2 |
end of the first | 2 |
crown of the tower | 2 |
at the ducal court | 2 |
foot of the rampart | 2 |
and the ramping wall | 2 |
defences against fire artillery | 2 |
of the redan on | 2 |
rules of the art | 2 |
the followers of ditovix | 2 |
had been killed or | 2 |
postern of the donjon | 2 |
twenty feet above the | 2 |
back into the town | 2 |
the battlements of the | 2 |
they had not been | 2 |
not sufficiently numerous to | 2 |
passed over their bodies | 2 |
thousand paces from the | 2 |
captive who had already | 2 |
far as the edge | 2 |
and it was not | 2 |
and the two great | 2 |
very serious loss on | 2 |
were preparing to pass | 2 |
of the chapel choir | 2 |
the armies of the | 2 |
be directed to the | 2 |
one of the men | 2 |
had some reason to | 2 |
weimar and the cardinal | 2 |
follow the course of | 2 |
behind the second retrenchment | 2 |
of four companies of | 2 |
their retreat cut off | 2 |
been killed in the | 2 |
at the very commencement | 2 |
to the bottom of | 2 |
slopes of the hills | 2 |
the advice of the | 2 |
serious loss on the | 2 |
had been killed in | 2 |
the place and the | 2 |
as far as was | 2 |
and ordered that the | 2 |
a condition to resist | 2 |
defenders posted on the | 2 |
governor of the place | 2 |
the place in a | 2 |
be cut off by | 2 |
with dead and wounded | 2 |
they were intending to | 2 |
itself before la roche | 2 |
his men at the | 2 |
who were not on | 2 |
of their own party | 2 |
army of the frank | 2 |
at the mill and | 2 |
without leaving many of | 2 |
to give shelter to | 2 |
by the time he | 2 |
as in former times | 2 |
armed with three guns | 2 |
in the open space | 2 |
i am allied with | 2 |
gave the signal agreed | 2 |
discharged upon them in | 2 |
to follow the course | 2 |
only a thousand men | 2 |
we should not have | 2 |
the signal was given | 2 |
that had been destroyed | 2 |
filling up the ditch | 2 |
the junction of the | 2 |
be defended at any | 2 |
hundred men to mount | 2 |
with great difficulty that | 2 |
and some of the | 2 |
effort must be made | 2 |
intrusted with the guard | 2 |
with each other by | 2 |
the northern boulevard on | 2 |
should not have lost | 2 |
was to pass the | 2 |
ought to have been | 2 |
at that time the | 2 |
the work of the | 2 |
to get down into | 2 |
and that if any | 2 |
of the valley from | 2 |
and fell on the | 2 |
the streets and houses | 2 |
bridge intended for crossing | 2 |
as soon as possible | 2 |
given an asylum to | 2 |
the left flank of | 2 |
of the warriors sent | 2 |
and of the besieger | 2 |
as soon as anyone | 2 |
a second troop of | 2 |
plan of one of | 2 |
attitude of the enemy | 2 |
the cost of defenders | 2 |
his brethren in arms | 2 |
what do you propose | 2 |
fires to be lighted | 2 |
their families in the | 2 |
childebert and his brother | 2 |
would take no rest | 2 |
up again to the | 2 |
the epaulement of the | 2 |
was to be at | 2 |
and with a view | 2 |
a distance of two | 2 |
composed in great part | 2 |
angle of the chapel | 2 |
and to protect the | 2 |
town on the right | 2 |
and could not be | 2 |
works would be completed | 2 |
the river on the | 2 |
numerous body of men | 2 |
the baron and brother | 2 |
of the valley had | 2 |
ascended one of the | 2 |
and the town had | 2 |
were for the most | 2 |
the pleasance of the | 2 |
to this front of | 2 |
about a hundred men | 2 |
ordered that they should | 2 |
made use of the | 2 |
those who had gained | 2 |
for the defenders to | 2 |
that the enemy was | 2 |
give themselves up to | 2 |
who informed him of | 2 |
far as the gorge | 2 |
square tower of the | 2 |
more numerous than we | 2 |
with the defence of | 2 |
there arrived at the | 2 |
the length of a | 2 |
when he saw himself | 2 |
to the summit of | 2 |
it was evident to | 2 |
one hundred and eighty | 2 |
the defenders posted on | 2 |
a signal agreed upon | 2 |
court of the bailey | 2 |
of the th and | 2 |
knew by experience that | 2 |
descent of the ditch | 2 |
of the besiegers was | 2 |
retrenchment at this point | 2 |
the two bands of | 2 |
day in four to | 2 |
stones of sixty pounds | 2 |
that it was their | 2 |
one on the east | 2 |
as to render it | 2 |
they were exposed to | 2 |
the plan of one | 2 |
tower of the corner | 2 |
said the baron to | 2 |
had been destroyed by | 2 |
of the druids and | 2 |
of range of the | 2 |
no part in the | 2 |
a small number of | 2 |
of the duchy of | 2 |
defended at any cost | 2 |
the square tower of | 2 |
morning of the st | 2 |
the orders of the | 2 |
the besieged to make | 2 |
his eyes fixed on | 2 |
the old defensive system | 2 |
the range of the | 2 |
the hills on the | 2 |
time most of the | 2 |
of stones and arrows | 2 |
of about two thousand | 2 |
the lady of the | 2 |
which soon reached the | 2 |
in an inverse direction | 2 |
interests of the suzerain | 2 |
in one of the | 2 |
had an intrenchment made | 2 |
themselves in sight of | 2 |
lady of the castle | 2 |
and were obliged to | 2 |
was constructed a wooden | 2 |
succeeded in gaining a | 2 |
of the plateau was | 2 |
the military talents of | 2 |
on the rampart walk | 2 |
the loss of the | 2 |
the islet of sand | 2 |
the interior base of | 2 |
in the present day | 2 |
very commencement of the | 2 |
take the assailants in | 2 |
the open space before | 2 |
had been converted into | 2 |
end of the twelfth | 2 |
possession of the barbican | 2 |
that the inhabitants of | 2 |
belonging to the castle | 2 |
two culverins of the | 2 |
opposed to the romans | 2 |
the third hour of | 2 |
the establishment of a | 2 |
men on the field | 2 |
towers on the north | 2 |
of his brethren in | 2 |
the wants of the | 2 |
despite the efforts of | 2 |
you are not in | 2 |
army of our lord | 2 |
the heads of the | 2 |
the descent to the | 2 |
all the inhabitants of | 2 |
the ditch sunk on | 2 |
at a considerable distance | 2 |
in an instant the | 2 |
should be supplied with | 2 |
fire on the boulevard | 2 |
the close of the | 2 |
only on that side | 2 |
masonry tower for artillery | 2 |
revived the courage of | 2 |
lord of la roche | 2 |
salient of the redan | 2 |
the left of the | 2 |
the latter with a | 2 |
to the last man | 2 |
defenders of the bridge | 2 |
began to hurl stones | 2 |
if this fourth parallel | 2 |
under charles the bold | 2 |
bastions of the work | 2 |
the tower in the | 2 |
the northern extremity of | 2 |
get into the boats | 2 |
as the middle of | 2 |
the rampart on the | 2 |
the warriors posted on | 2 |
of the front of | 2 |
of the towers and | 2 |
guns of the right | 2 |
of the arrival of | 2 |
the besieged had abandoned | 2 |
part of the plateau | 2 |
the bastions of errard | 2 |
his sword on the | 2 |
but as soon as | 2 |
of the larger stream | 2 |
their turn on the | 2 |
three hundred men established | 2 |
had taken possession of | 2 |
of sixty pounds weight | 2 |
distance of two hundred | 2 |
body of a hundred | 2 |
the losses he had | 2 |
such a pretence of | 2 |
on the battlements of | 2 |
and throwing down the | 2 |
night would be occupied | 2 |
them up to their | 2 |
the third parallel and | 2 |
most christian king of | 2 |
warriors sent by sigild | 2 |
on the backs of | 2 |
the point of being | 2 |
hundred and fifty thousand | 2 |
of the eastern hills | 2 |
sixty and a hundred | 2 |
if i do not | 2 |
curtain of the bailey | 2 |
on to the rampart | 2 |
part of the city | 2 |
an army of a | 2 |
filling up of the | 2 |
the darts and stones | 2 |
from a to b | 2 |
a troop of five | 2 |
the technical terms used | 2 |
as we have seen | 2 |
as the edge of | 2 |
the two flanks of | 2 |
it consisted of a | 2 |
so well adapted to | 2 |
of the two great | 2 |
numerous troop of the | 2 |
were going to be | 2 |
defence of the towers | 2 |
fulfilment of the promises | 2 |
at once in the | 2 |
square tower on the | 2 |
this part of the | 2 |
some of the technical | 2 |
the declivity of the | 2 |
slopes of the eastern | 2 |
immediately gave orders to | 2 |
was going on in | 2 |
one of which was | 2 |
from the quay wall | 2 |
works of the burgundians | 2 |
a low voice to | 2 |
on the top of | 2 |
those of the enemy | 2 |
to establish a communication | 2 |
bombards on the boulevard | 2 |
river below the town | 2 |
body of the place | 2 |
would have been too | 2 |
those who had remained | 2 |
by a wide ditch | 2 |
obliged to raise the | 2 |
showered darts and stones | 2 |
making their way through | 2 |
left flank of the | 2 |
and the importance of | 2 |
after the fall of | 2 |
about six thousand men | 2 |
of the right bastion | 2 |
the river at its | 2 |
in this way to | 2 |
of the assailants who | 2 |
the lord of la | 2 |
to the most christian | 2 |
cavalier on the left | 2 |
at the solicitation of | 2 |
at the same instant | 2 |
three hundred men to | 2 |
they were in no | 2 |
carried earth in baskets | 2 |
the platform and the | 2 |
of them had been | 2 |
by the order of | 2 |
they might be cut | 2 |
five or six hundred | 2 |
the establishment of the | 2 |
the fire to the | 2 |
besiegers get possession of | 2 |
on the site of | 2 |
by means of two | 2 |
the german general was | 2 |
posted on the ramparts | 2 |
the small arm of | 2 |
of our lord the | 2 |
thirty yards from the | 2 |
so that the defenders | 2 |
of the first to | 2 |
had been rebuilt in | 2 |
from the salient of | 2 |
spite of the fire | 2 |
of the enemy who | 2 |
feet from the quay | 2 |
of the castle and | 2 |
without loss of time | 2 |
upon the flank of | 2 |
as long as possible | 2 |
from this day forwards | 2 |
of sixty and a | 2 |
of the right bank | 2 |
only a question of | 2 |
he concluded that his | 2 |
of action of the | 2 |
at the first alarm | 2 |
of the garrison and | 2 |
into the fosse and | 2 |
the flocks and herds | 2 |
to hurl stones of | 2 |
were heard above the | 2 |
seeing themselves taken in | 2 |
armies of the coalition | 2 |
himself a passage through | 2 |
if the place were | 2 |
on the west and | 2 |
in case of retreat | 2 |
to assume the offensive | 2 |
were not long in | 2 |
the boulevard and the | 2 |
the top of their | 2 |
more than a hundred | 2 |
nature of the ground | 2 |
two pieces of ordnance | 2 |
of the bailey on | 2 |
continually sending reinforcements to | 2 |
for an opportunity to | 2 |
of one of his | 2 |
by the relief of | 2 |
did their best to | 2 |
heads of the defenders | 2 |
but it was evident | 2 |
you are going to | 2 |
protect the retreat of | 2 |
terraced to receive cannon | 2 |
his own direct command | 2 |
threw themselves on the | 2 |
had at his disposal | 2 |
pounds weight on the | 2 |
hundred and fifty paces | 2 |
fire to the hoarding | 2 |
give them up to | 2 |
the weakness of the | 2 |
set up in the | 2 |
that of the angle | 2 |
of the sixteenth century | 2 |
as soon as he | 2 |
than a thousand men | 2 |
belonging to the stables | 2 |
the castle of roche | 2 |
and three companies of | 2 |
who had already spoken | 2 |
in advance of the | 2 |
the dwellings of the | 2 |
second body of a | 2 |
wilt be hanged by | 2 |
eastern declivity of the | 2 |
with the earth taken | 2 |
stakes driven in the | 2 |
arm of the river | 2 |
the crown of france | 2 |
reached the corner tower | 2 |
front of the bailey | 2 |
the backs of the | 2 |
moment some of the | 2 |
they had been obliged | 2 |
presented himself before the | 2 |
not doubt of success | 2 |
for more than six | 2 |
the garrison of la | 2 |
to the sire de | 2 |
the eastern declivity of | 2 |
sire de montcler to | 2 |
extremity of a promontory | 2 |
the th of the | 2 |
of the stone bridge | 2 |
them out of the | 2 |
wattling of the ramparts | 2 |
that the enemy were | 2 |
they had before them | 2 |
town occupying the southern | 2 |
which stood on the | 2 |
the enemy in the | 2 |
a level with the | 2 |
men on guard in | 2 |
interior base of the | 2 |
the midst of this | 2 |
a bombard and two | 2 |
under pain of death | 2 |
in the open field | 2 |
in the place of | 2 |
thousand five hundred men | 2 |
a position to resist | 2 |
for as soon as | 2 |
they would get down | 2 |
it is that they | 2 |
front of the left | 2 |
a hundred paces long | 2 |
could not take the | 2 |
in the streets and | 2 |
ruins that have been | 2 |
as the bridge was | 2 |
by the fire of | 2 |
between the th and | 2 |
mills belonging to the | 2 |
it was not till | 2 |
the river above the | 2 |
back with all speed | 2 |
the western ridge of | 2 |
the defenders from the | 2 |
this is all we | 2 |
they had made their | 2 |
the extremity of a | 2 |
continued during the th | 2 |
found themselves in the | 2 |
platform of the corner | 2 |
this was just what | 2 |
to protect the retreat | 2 |
extremity of the oppidum | 2 |
friendly terms with the | 2 |
going on in the | 2 |
alone preserved the name | 2 |
that it will not | 2 |
the faces of the | 2 |
a mile from the | 2 |
was composed of the | 2 |
fell on the french | 2 |
had lost more than | 2 |
the crests of the | 2 |
beginning of the siege | 2 |
the environs of the | 2 |
western court of the | 2 |
declare for the bourbons | 2 |
of the third parallel | 2 |
a wide breach in | 2 |
of timber and wattle | 2 |
the same time as | 2 |
the castle on the | 2 |
should be made with | 2 |
the place of the | 2 |
that a prolonged resistance | 2 |
number of the enemy | 2 |
the defenders killed or | 2 |
the river from the | 2 |
the guns of the | 2 |
the assailants as well | 2 |
part of the oppidum | 2 |
by three or four | 2 |
well as they could | 2 |
certain that they are | 2 |
under favour of night | 2 |
than two thousand men | 2 |
gaining a footing on | 2 |
two hundred paces from | 2 |
received the name of | 2 |
trunks of trees piled | 2 |
maintain his artillery and | 2 |
they were engaged in | 2 |
vallum of the quay | 2 |
north wall of the | 2 |
the conformation of the | 2 |
the place were not | 2 |
had been obliged to | 2 |
the section of the | 2 |
from the ditch sunk | 2 |
and two or three | 2 |
centre of the oppidum | 2 |
the provisions they had | 2 |
at the mercy of | 2 |
the postern of the | 2 |
fell upon the enemy | 2 |
the steps of the | 2 |
had been summoned to | 2 |
with orders not to | 2 |
war of the gauls | 2 |
war as he was | 2 |
and gliding along the | 2 |
to clodoald that the | 2 |
of the river of | 2 |
whole night of the | 2 |
of men and things | 2 |
the situation of the | 2 |
of the fire of | 2 |
of the tower h | 2 |
on the opposite side | 2 |
of about forty thousand | 2 |
some yards from the | 2 |
position of the besieged | 2 |
the outline of the | 2 |
went up again to | 2 |
my lord and myself | 2 |
had not been executed | 2 |
to make themselves heard | 2 |
of the first story | 2 |
ready to make a | 2 |
catognatus and the helvetii | 2 |
settled in the valley | 2 |
sent out five hundred | 2 |
end of the thirteenth | 2 |
be opposed to the | 2 |
the north of the | 2 |
we have to say | 2 |
the western end of | 2 |
summit of the crumbling | 2 |
and if they attempted | 2 |
cardinal de la valette | 2 |
through the abbey postern | 2 |
to make head against | 2 |
the assault was vigorous | 2 |
chief of the tower | 2 |
a flight of steps | 2 |
on the north were | 2 |
so as to render | 2 |
for the besieged are | 2 |
the state of things | 2 |
the mass of the | 2 |
the cause of this | 2 |
and the rampart walk | 2 |
the greater part of | 2 |
they were not to | 2 |
of the square tower | 2 |
take no rest till | 2 |
is fortified by charles | 2 |
the faubourg on the | 2 |
bailey of the castle | 2 |
a body of four | 2 |
live in peace with | 2 |
one of these towers | 2 |
all his efforts to | 2 |
hurl stones of sixty | 2 |
to induce them to | 2 |
with a mantle of | 2 |
of the frank kings | 2 |
to fall upon the | 2 |
crossing the small arm | 2 |
of the men of | 2 |
the roman permanent camp | 2 |
as not to be | 2 |
immediately one of the | 2 |
the relief of the | 2 |
the mind of his | 2 |
flanks of the column | 2 |
he formed a vallum | 2 |
of them spoke thus | 2 |
a short time before | 2 |
first troop of the | 2 |
he said to himself | 2 |
men from the town | 2 |
word of honour that | 2 |
with some of his | 2 |
a condition to fight | 2 |
to the sides of | 2 |
and a hundred pounds | 2 |
the little camp above | 2 |
paces from the advanced | 2 |
the defenders on the | 2 |
the beam of the | 2 |
end of the cord | 2 |
filling up the fosse | 2 |
hundred men in this | 2 |
those who guarded the | 2 |
were only waiting for | 2 |
of the eight tribes | 2 |
in sight of the | 2 |
the town had been | 2 |
to nearly six thousand | 2 |
hundred thousand men to | 2 |
inured to war and | 2 |
when he saw his | 2 |
side of the rivulet | 2 |
of two thousand men | 2 |
situated at the extremity | 2 |
to give them up | 2 |
and gave orders to | 2 |
people with painted faces | 2 |
it was with great | 2 |
northern salient and the | 2 |
space before the castle | 2 |
to make a sortie | 2 |
at break of day | 2 |
the point of taking | 2 |
but took up a | 2 |
bundles of straw and | 2 |
paces from the camp | 2 |
and left of the | 2 |
were to lead to | 2 |
the tops of the | 2 |
posted at this point | 2 |
before the walls of | 2 |
on the boulevard e | 2 |
descended the slope of | 2 |
presented themselves at the | 2 |
preparing for a fresh | 2 |
his ground against the | 2 |
could not hold their | 2 |
of their men on | 2 |
to hold his ground | 2 |
made a breach in | 2 |
the rounding of the | 2 |
to the hoarding and | 2 |
colonel dubois sent out | 2 |
and the children to | 2 |
assailants who were coming | 2 |
they brought with them | 2 |
them back to the | 2 |
would be directed to | 2 |
since the beginning of | 2 |
on the left side | 2 |
of stakes driven in | 2 |
dwellings of the druids | 2 |
the orders of their | 2 |
rampart of the oppidum | 2 |
was not a moment | 2 |
as for himself and | 2 |
fascines and clods of | 2 |
the western court of | 2 |
by the defenders on | 2 |
the guns in battery | 2 |
which they would crown | 2 |
and the lord of | 2 |
to summon the garrison | 2 |
before them a garrison | 2 |
the germans did not | 2 |
night of the rd | 2 |
enemy in the valley | 2 |
of the chiefs of | 2 |
the abbey had been | 2 |
the rampart had orders | 2 |
the most christian king | 2 |
was there that the | 2 |
the materials they could | 2 |
platform of the bridge | 2 |
the southern part of | 2 |
to the rounding of | 2 |
site of the ancient | 2 |
front of the camp | 2 |
to avail themselves of | 2 |
presented only a slight | 2 |
our lord the king | 2 |
the first troop of | 2 |
it will not be | 2 |
thrown down by the | 2 |
in the abbey to | 2 |
town had been rebuilt | 2 |
not to let any | 2 |
still in the hands | 2 |
a native of the | 2 |
fire to the houses | 2 |
the enemy would be | 2 |
in rear by the | 2 |
swept the right face | 2 |
sure to be there | 2 |
bring back into the | 2 |
the protection of the | 2 |
in this figure the | 2 |
on the south and | 2 |
till they saw the | 2 |
to let any one | 2 |
darts and stones hurled | 2 |
top of one of | 2 |
that the defenders were | 2 |
the sieur de la | 2 |
again would be far | 2 |
of the town on | 2 |
lost a hundred men | 2 |
part of the roman | 2 |
the st of march | 2 |
an arc of a | 2 |
to prevent the besieged | 2 |
they were unable to | 2 |
same time most of | 2 |
we have to do | 2 |
foot of the ramparts | 2 |
of the ditch of | 2 |
some of the defenders | 2 |
but had not been | 2 |
by the donjon postern | 2 |
and those who were | 2 |
the road along the | 2 |
bombards of the cavaliers | 2 |
to reinforce the defenders | 2 |
troop of five hundred | 2 |
a line of forts | 2 |
bulk of his troops | 2 |
the castle and the | 2 |
reinforce the defenders of | 2 |
the inside of the | 2 |
up their position on | 2 |
among the inhabitants of | 2 |
by a kind of | 2 |
one of the most | 2 |
their way along the | 2 |
when the arrival of | 2 |
possession of the western | 2 |
there was not a | 2 |
anseric de la roche | 2 |
conformation of the ground | 2 |
one thousand eight hundred | 2 |
the garrison and the | 2 |
fires of the enemy | 2 |
one of the howitzers | 2 |
declivity of the plateau | 2 |
hurled at them by | 2 |
the enemy would have | 2 |
eastern and western fronts | 2 |
walls of the barbican | 2 |
three companies of national | 2 |
breach batteries would be | 2 |
ditch sunk on the | 2 |
two days afterwards they | 2 |
he would say to | 2 |
fortified by charles the | 2 |
and the defenders of | 2 |
when the burgundians were | 2 |
the very commencement of | 2 |
in a good state | 2 |
chiefs of the families | 2 |
in gaining a footing | 2 |
a gap in the | 2 |
paces from the ramparts | 2 |
be in the power | 2 |
district of the lingones | 2 |
at the mouth of | 2 |
tower in the angle | 2 |
and that if the | 2 |
to lead to the | 2 |
at the castle that | 2 |
all the materials they | 2 |
top of the wooden | 2 |
about the middle of | 2 |
quarter of the day | 2 |
the place by the | 2 |
it was there that | 2 |
that the enemy should | 2 |
a considerable number of | 2 |
post of one hundred | 2 |
break of day the | 2 |
a greater number of | 2 |
width of the ditch | 2 |
and attentively examined the | 2 |
well as the escarp | 2 |
the side a b | 2 |
men to mount their | 2 |
had given proofs of | 2 |
the attitude of the | 2 |
the first defences against | 2 |
was a man of | 2 |
the body of the | 2 |
to crown the covered | 2 |
so as to be | 2 |
open space before the | 2 |
two hundred and sixty | 2 |
in a single day | 2 |
influence over the mind | 2 |
himself in front of | 2 |
and saw that the | 2 |
foot of the walls | 2 |
a few days longer | 2 |
would be necessary to | 2 |
were occupied by the | 2 |
not to be thought | 2 |
the defenders were still | 2 |
the gates of the | 2 |
the ruins that have | 2 |
to the platform of | 2 |
in front of them | 2 |
been informed of the | 2 |
could not be seen | 2 |
covered with mud and | 2 |
who presented themselves as | 2 |
attack on one of | 2 |
had no liking for | 2 |
and not knowing whether | 2 |
baron guy determined to | 2 |
the enemy had not | 2 |
verge of the wood | 2 |
and contented himself with | 2 |
works of the besieged | 2 |
of the gate and | 2 |
but to fall back | 2 |
rampart had orders to | 2 |
the valley had been | 2 |
the enemy on the | 2 |
escarpment of the boulevard | 2 |
all the pieces of | 2 |
am allied with the | 2 |
on the east side | 2 |
view of the great | 2 |
sent a herald to | 2 |
on the north of | 2 |
a visit to the | 2 |
cut off by the | 2 |
of five hundred men | 2 |
east of the escarpment | 2 |
those who were on | 2 |
could not be repaired | 2 |
and the inhabitants were | 2 |
of the island of | 2 |
without considerable loss on | 2 |
small barrels of greek | 2 |
perished in the flames | 2 |
post at the rivulet | 2 |
was fixed at ft | 2 |
front of the oppidum | 2 |
this did not prevent | 2 |
placed in battery on | 2 |
the stables and the | 2 |
the townsmen who had | 2 |
rampart walks of the | 2 |
of the valley who | 2 |
of six hundred men | 2 |
the gateway of the | 2 |
his efforts to the | 2 |
to be opposed to | 2 |
two hundred men behind | 2 |
and night came without | 2 |
the town was taken | 2 |
was with great difficulty | 2 |
to the entrance of | 2 |
in of the fosse | 2 |
of the besieged to | 2 |
lit up by the | 2 |
the advance of the | 2 |
of the germans had | 2 |
it was to be | 2 |
the day following the | 2 |
them if they were | 2 |
the inner side of | 2 |
extremities of the curtains | 2 |
stones at the workmen | 2 |
at the salient angles | 2 |
of the river abonne | 2 |
was well defended by | 2 |
for propelling large stones | 2 |
so as to present | 2 |
the bulk of his | 2 |
along the course of | 2 |
the warriors not engaged | 2 |
the duke of weimar | 2 |
and clods of turf | 2 |
taking possession of the | 2 |
ramparts and the towers | 2 |
to be thought of | 2 |
the rd of february | 2 |
they were well treated | 2 |
to wait till the | 2 |
of which they had | 2 |
the evening of this | 2 |
throw down your arms | 2 |
of the promises made | 2 |
battery on the cavaliers | 2 |
as a matter of | 2 |
the earth taken from | 2 |
of the three culverins | 2 |
with some of the | 2 |
a total of about | 2 |
by two hundred men | 2 |
river and the rivulet | 2 |
day of the siege | 2 |
and if we have | 2 |
on the opposite shore | 2 |
and that the enemy | 2 |
on guard in the | 2 |
cases of greek fire | 2 |
with which it was | 2 |
and the slopes of | 2 |
the warriors sent by | 2 |
let sigild be our | 2 |
in the evening the | 2 |
movable bridge intended for | 2 |
the ranks of the | 2 |
of the battery no | 2 |
them as well as | 2 |
the siege of corbie | 2 |
the houses and gardens | 2 |
crossed the rhine at | 2 |
the enemy presented themselves | 2 |
the army of bohemia | 2 |
and taking advantage of | 2 |
bringing food and drink | 2 |
place of the ancient | 2 |
of the towers m | 2 |
much more numerous than | 2 |
held in reserve in | 2 |
lost no time in | 2 |
the filling up of | 2 |
the future will show | 2 |
appeared at the entrance | 2 |
in the part of | 2 |
had before them a | 2 |
to the defenders of | 2 |
sent for the abbot | 2 |
set up against the | 2 |
the assailants in flank | 2 |
the surrender of the | 2 |
and the ditch was | 2 |
the nd of february | 2 |
the warriors who had | 2 |
number of young men | 2 |
of the defences of | 2 |
taken from the arsenal | 2 |
by the side of | 2 |
morning the warriors of | 2 |
and the banks of | 2 |
engine for propelling large | 2 |
consigned to the care | 2 |
thou wilt be hanged | 2 |
northern extremity of the | 2 |
the shouts of the | 2 |
forming a total of | 2 |
inner side of the | 2 |
of the cavalier b | 2 |
posted in the tower | 2 |
the baron had the | 2 |
at the moment when | 2 |
batteries on the north | 2 |
he was hoping to | 2 |
the roads of the | 2 |
by a company of | 2 |
it was not in | 2 |
of his trusty men | 2 |
many of their men | 2 |
broken down by the | 2 |
at the beginning of | 2 |
fifty men whom he | 2 |
killing all who resisted | 2 |
for the purpose of | 2 |
of the foreign troops | 2 |
a body of the | 2 |
in the art of | 2 |
those who endeavoured to | 2 |
lost to the besieged | 2 |
de pont and the | 2 |
in their turn the | 2 |
in the last engagement | 2 |
those engaged in the | 2 |
thought he should thus | 2 |
and the baron had | 2 |
mouth of the rivulet | 2 |
with all speed to | 2 |
and the defenders killed | 2 |
to return to their | 2 |
day of the investment | 2 |
on the left face | 2 |
to be feared that | 2 |
families of the valley | 2 |
work of the gorge | 2 |
not without leaving many | 2 |
and most of the | 2 |
to the nature of | 2 |
the count de rantzau | 2 |
the service of the | 2 |
the thickness of the | 2 |
the warriors of ditovix | 2 |
put in a state | 2 |
take refuge with their | 2 |
through the houses and | 2 |
of the attack on | 2 |
body of about five | 2 |
and the women were | 2 |
in pursuit of them | 2 |
the word of command | 2 |
to be repaired and | 2 |
to the top of | 2 |
by the fires of | 2 |
while a trebuchet was | 2 |
had already begun to | 2 |
view of the new | 2 |
sent a thousand men | 2 |
to try the strength | 2 |
to extinguish the flames | 2 |
upper and lower town | 2 |
to leave the camp | 2 |
according to the plan | 2 |
presented himself at the | 2 |
ditch was filled up | 2 |
placed on the right | 2 |
must be defended at | 2 |
length of a hundred | 2 |
middle of the night | 2 |
of the bombards of | 2 |
they would commence the | 2 |
was able to keep | 2 |
after the taking of | 2 |
to put the town | 2 |
sixty yards from the | 2 |
which soon caught fire | 2 |
out the plan of | 2 |
and the two culverins | 2 |
be flanked by the | 2 |
the governor sent out | 2 |
driven in the ground | 2 |
make a fresh attempt | 2 |
were forced to abandon | 2 |
assailants as well as | 2 |
with trunks of trees | 2 |
sortie of the garrison | 2 |
and the towers of | 2 |
gain a footing on | 2 |
and their efforts were | 2 |
of the garrison of | 2 |
not a single burgundian | 2 |
the clash of arms | 2 |
two thousand men were | 2 |
terms used in this | 2 |
the druids and druidesses | 2 |
front of the retrenchment | 2 |
one of them spoke | 2 |
inform him of the | 2 |
the shore opposite the | 2 |
refuge in the stronghold | 2 |
had been exchanged for | 2 |
to use their weapons | 2 |
the rampart between the | 2 |
this work consisted of | 2 |
not failed to make | 2 |
from the advanced work | 2 |
the th the fire | 2 |
for they were within | 2 |
base of the wall | 2 |
and make a vigorous | 2 |
to be cut off | 2 |
darts and stones on | 2 |
in their turn on | 2 |
for a length of | 2 |
the boundary of the | 2 |
land of ohet had | 2 |
of the roman army | 2 |
lord the king of | 2 |
of the left detachment | 2 |
to effect a breach | 2 |
towers of the castle | 2 |
of the chief of | 2 |
night between the th | 2 |
both sides of the | 2 |
nature of the soil | 2 |
to use their arms | 2 |
on the same side | 2 |
warriors not engaged in | 2 |
garrison was not numerous | 2 |
arresting the progress of | 2 |
of the second line | 2 |
had been foreseen by | 2 |
and the burning of | 2 |
along the western curtain | 2 |
attacked on both sides | 2 |
in a little while | 2 |
with the dead and | 2 |
town situated between the | 2 |
of the northern outwork | 2 |
of the burgundians was | 2 |
and were beginning to | 2 |
offensive at the opportune | 2 |
to be at the | 2 |
at the southern extremity | 2 |
in the neighbourhood of | 2 |
and on the th | 2 |
gate of the city | 2 |
garrison of la roche | 2 |
attacked in their turn | 2 |
then given to a | 2 |
mounted in the place | 2 |
one of the inhabitants | 2 |
yards in front of | 2 |
more than two hundred | 2 |
in good order in | 2 |
had seen only the | 2 |
to shield the guns | 2 |
foot of the promontory | 2 |
the men from the | 2 |
the two sides of | 2 |
base of the rampart | 2 |
and the zone of | 2 |
but those of the | 2 |
might be cut off | 2 |
over the mind of | 2 |
refuge in the castle | 2 |
bottom of the fosse | 2 |
the continuation of the | 2 |
and the cardinal de | 2 |
encamped on the west | 2 |
two hundred in number | 2 |
inhabitants of the land | 2 |
of no great height | 2 |
i am going to | 2 |
ordered that the captives | 2 |
defenders of the great | 2 |
that the garrison was | 2 |
under the protection of | 2 |
separated into three large | 2 |
out five hundred men | 2 |
a good supply of | 2 |
to five hundred men | 2 |
get down into the | 2 |
the rest of burgundy | 2 |
in accordance with the | 2 |
of stones and darts | 2 |
view of the castle | 2 |
of the northern gate | 2 |
had set fire to | 2 |
colonel dubois had not | 2 |
second troop of the | 2 |
given for the assault | 2 |
of the ramparts of | 2 |
out of range of | 2 |
to avoid a useless | 2 |
of the besieged and | 2 |
to make a fresh | 2 |
and most of them | 2 |
of the castle without | 2 |
that there was no | 2 |
balls and leaden bullets | 2 |
of defence of which | 2 |
was taking place in | 2 |
for the besieged to | 2 |
not a moment to | 2 |
was to be raised | 2 |
tower at the angle | 2 |
batteries of the besieger | 2 |
the year it was | 2 |
the valley of the | 2 |
to the houses of | 2 |
town and castle of | 2 |
the fosse of the | 2 |
valley of the rivulet | 2 |
the one on the | 2 |
of the river and | 2 |
power of the burgundians | 2 |
as the gorge of | 2 |
only waiting for an | 2 |
one of the first | 2 |
western ridge of the | 2 |
that of la roche | 2 |
a total of two | 2 |
little camp above the | 2 |
a smile upon his | 2 |
to invest the town | 2 |
were set up against | 2 |
army of a hundred | 2 |
of about five hundred | 2 |
the combat did not | 2 |
more especially as the | 2 |
attack would be directed | 2 |
refuge with their families | 2 |
they would dig the | 2 |
if they had been | 2 |
work opposite the small | 2 |
as well as they | 2 |
that the place was | 2 |
part of the enemy | 2 |
was not to be | 2 |
with an army of | 2 |
throwing themselves into the | 2 |
the faces and flanks | 2 |
the river of abonia | 2 |
the brow of the | 2 |
an inclination towards the | 2 |
and the two streams | 2 |
hundred feet from the | 2 |
the same day the | 2 |
that of the bridge | 2 |
preparing for a decisive | 2 |
means of two saps | 2 |
to be brought into | 2 |
the minds of the | 2 |
in making a wide | 2 |
the last of the | 2 |
the enemy would not | 2 |
be brought into the | 2 |
from making his way | 2 |
the town on the | 2 |
out by the eastern | 2 |
warriors posted on the | 2 |
have to do with | 2 |
of the garrison were | 2 |
and his warriors had | 2 |
at the point of | 2 |
the old inhabitants who | 2 |
of the bohemian army | 2 |
rushed on the enemy | 2 |
defenders killed or wounded | 2 |
the breasts of the | 2 |
the intrenchment was broken | 2 |