| Charles Rollin - 1734 - 422 páginas
...place by ftorm, or aflault, he made them believe his defign was to reduce it by famine. To which end he caufed a line of circumvallation to be drawn quite...and deep ditch ; and, that his troops might not be over-fatigued, he di-r vided his army into twelve bodies, and affign'd each of them its month for guarding... | |
| 1747 - 544 páginas
...Cyrus from profecuting his defign ; but, • defpairing of being able to take the place by ftorm, he caufed a line of circumvallation to be drawn quite round the city, with a large and deep ditch, reckoning, that, if all communication with the country were cut off, the more people there were within... | |
| 1750 - 372 páginas
...difcourage Cyrus from prosecuting his defign; but, defpairing of being able to take the place by florm; he caufed a line of cir•cumvallation to be drawn quite round the city, with a large and deep ditch; reckoning, that, if all communication with the country were cut off', the more people there were within... | |
| Charles Rollin - 1774 - 536 páginas
...place by ftonn, or afiault, he made them believe his defrgn was to reduce it by famine. To which end he caufed a line of circumvallation to be drawn quite...; and, that his troops might not be over fatigued, he divided his army into twelve bodies, and afiigned each of them its month for guarding the trenches.... | |
| Universal history - 1779 - 514 páginas
...difcourage Cyrus from profecuting his defign ; but, defpairing of being able to take the place by ftorm, he caufed a line of circumvallation to be drawn quite round the city, with a large and deep ditch, reckoning that, if all communication with the country were cut off, the more people there were within... | |
| Charles Rollin - 1820 - 386 páginas
...them believe his design was to reduce it by famine. To which end he caused a line of circurnvallatkm to be drawn quite round the city with a large and deep ditch ; and, that has troops might not be over-fatigued, he divided his army into twelve bodies, and assigned each of... | |
| Charles Rollin, Robert Lynam - 1836 - 364 páginas
...them believe.his design was to reduce it by famine. To which end he caused a line of circumTallation to be drawn quite round the city, with a large and deep ditch; and, that his troops might not be over-fatigued, he divided his army into twelve bodies, and assigned each of them its niontli for guarding... | |
| Claudius James Rich - 1839 - 494 páginas
...storm or assault, he made them believe his design was to reduce it by famine. To which end he caused a line of circumvallation to be drawn quite round...and deep ditch ; and, that his troops might not be over-fatigued, he divided his army into twelve bodies, and assigned each of them its month for guarding... | |
| Charles Rollin - 1841 - 362 páginas
...them believe his design was to reduce it by famine. To which end he caused a line of circumvallatiou to be drawn quite round the city, with a large and deep ditch; and, that his troops might not be over-fatigued, he divided his army into twelve bodies, and assigned each of" them its month for guarding... | |
| Charles Rollin, Robert Lynam - 1844 - 362 páginas
...storm or assault, he made them believe his design was to reduce it by famine. To which end he caused a line of circumvallation to be drawn quite round...and deep ditch; and, that his troops might not be over-fatigued, he divided his army into twelve bodies, and assigned each of them its month for guarding... | |
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