Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United StatesUniversity Publishing Company, 1869 - Počet stran: 620 |
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... rear of the two columns as a reserve . " The troops rushed forward with a vigor hardly to be paralleled , and with a silence which would do honor to the first veterans on earth . A spirit of death or victory animated all ranks . General ...
... rear of the two columns as a reserve . " The troops rushed forward with a vigor hardly to be paralleled , and with a silence which would do honor to the first veterans on earth . A spirit of death or victory animated all ranks . General ...
Strana 96
... rear ; and , being always high in the general's confidence , his opin- ion prevailed . A flag of truce was instantly dispatched to summon the British colonel , while appropriate bodies cf troops were pre- pared to compel his submission ...
... rear ; and , being always high in the general's confidence , his opin- ion prevailed . A flag of truce was instantly dispatched to summon the British colonel , while appropriate bodies cf troops were pre- pared to compel his submission ...
Strana 113
... rear , unless " strong reasons " forbade it ; at the same time advising him of his approach to support him . Continuing to ad- 1778 . vance , he discovered the enemy in motion . Clinton hav- June 28th . ing perceived various bodies of ...
... rear , unless " strong reasons " forbade it ; at the same time advising him of his approach to support him . Continuing to ad- 1778 . vance , he discovered the enemy in motion . Clinton hav- June 28th . ing perceived various bodies of ...
Strana 114
... rear , while the army moved on to battle . The action shortly after commenced ; the day was remarkably sultry ; and the Ameri- can army considerably fatigued by its previous march . The battle was , nevertheless , contested with ...
... rear , while the army moved on to battle . The action shortly after commenced ; the day was remarkably sultry ; and the Ameri- can army considerably fatigued by its previous march . The battle was , nevertheless , contested with ...
Strana 119
... rear . Intelligence so acceptable was instantly applied to his plan of battle . Having arrayed his troops in our front , Sir James Baird * was detached with the light infantry and the New York volunteers to gain our rear by moving ...
... rear . Intelligence so acceptable was instantly applied to his plan of battle . Having arrayed his troops in our front , Sir James Baird * was detached with the light infantry and the New York volunteers to gain our rear by moving ...
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Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States Henry Lee,Robert Edward Lee Úplné zobrazení - 1870 |
Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States Henry Lee,Robert Edward Lee Úplné zobrazení - 1870 |
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Strana 216 - But the crime being eventually so important, that the least loss of time may be attended with the worst consequences, and it being unknown to me, whether the letter came to you from a member of Congress or from an officer, I shall have the honor of transmitting a copy of this to the President, that...
Strana 480 - ... instead of having the prospect of a glorious offensive campaign before us, we have a bewildered and gloomy defensive one, unless we should receive a powerful aid of ships, land troops, and money from our generous allies, and these at present are too contingent to build upon.
Strana 218 - ... sincere grief for having done, written, or said any thing disagreeable to your Excellency. My career will soon be over ; therefore justice and truth prompt me to declare my last sentiments. You are in my eyes the great and good man. May you long enjoy the love, veneration, and esteem of these States, whose liberties you have asserted by your virtues.
Strana 217 - Sir, a letter which I received last night contained the following paragraph : ' In a letter from General Conway to General Gates, he says, Heaven has determined to save your country ; or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it.
Strana 185 - Convinced as I am that a government is the murderer of its citizens which sends them to the field uninformed and untaught, where they are to meet men of the same age and strength, mechanized by education and discipline for battle...
Strana 506 - SIR, I propose a cessation of hostilities for twenty-four hours, and that two officers may be appointed by each side, to meet at Mr. Moore's house, to settle terms for the surrender of the posts of York and Gloucester.
Strana 461 - ... Buoyed above the terror of death, by the consciousness of a life devoted to honorable pursuits, and stained with no action that can give me remorse, I trust that the request I make to your Excellency at this serious period, and which is to soften my last moments, will not be rejected. " Sympathy towards a soldier will surely induce your Excellency and a military tribunal to adapt the mode of my death to the feelings of a man of honor.
Strana 317 - Assembly wish in the strongest manner to declare the high opinion they entertain of Mr. Jefferson's ability, rectitude, and integrity as Chief Magistrate of this Commonwealth, and mean, by thus publicly avowing their opinion, to obviate and to remove all unmerited censure.
Strana 218 - I viewed in the light of a stranger to you) was a correspondent of yours, much less did I suspect that I was the subject of your confidential letters. Pardon me then for adding, that, so far from conceiving...
Strana 408 - Champe's patron and friend, informing him that on the day preceding the night fixed for the execution of the plot, Arnold had removed his quarters to another part of the town, to superintend the embarkation of troops, preparing (as was rumored) for an expedition to be directed by himself; and that the American legion, consisting chiefly of American deserters, had been transferred from their barracks to one of the transports...