"Retirade" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... twenty-fourth of June the troops, both cavalry and infantry, remained in active service—partly to put an end to the remaining fugitives, partly to keep the retirade occupied in case of any disturbance in Manila, since it was a place near that point to which the Sangleys resorted on such occasions. After that date the troops gradually withdrew, his Lordship showing great kindness and many favors to the Pampangos. To those who had shared in ...
— The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XXXVI, 1649-1666 • Various |
