Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United StatesP. Force, 1827 - Počet stran: 466 |
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Strana 16
... ground , and expending thirty rounds a man , in forty - five minutes . It was now ordered to fall back upon Woodford's right , which was handsomely accomplished by colonel Marshall , although deprived of half his officers , where he ...
... ground , and expending thirty rounds a man , in forty - five minutes . It was now ordered to fall back upon Woodford's right , which was handsomely accomplished by colonel Marshall , although deprived of half his officers , where he ...
Strana 17
... ground of disparity , which continued nearly to the end of the war - inferiority of arms . Some of our musketry were without bayonets ; and not a single brigade had muskets of the same caliber ; by which means , a corps expending its ...
... ground of disparity , which continued nearly to the end of the war - inferiority of arms . Some of our musketry were without bayonets ; and not a single brigade had muskets of the same caliber ; by which means , a corps expending its ...
Strana 18
... ground , to the assailant . Its chief , if not sole advantage , consisted in the safety of the left , and its proximity to Philadelphia , which city it was ne- cessary to secure . A few miles more remote is Chesnut hill , which sir ...
... ground , to the assailant . Its chief , if not sole advantage , consisted in the safety of the left , and its proximity to Philadelphia , which city it was ne- cessary to secure . A few miles more remote is Chesnut hill , which sir ...
Strana 25
... ground , passing a river into battle , or passing it above or below him . The latter was the most ready approach ... grounds ; and delay in the operation would endanger the health of his troops . To pass above Washington comported better ...
... ground , passing a river into battle , or passing it above or below him . The latter was the most ready approach ... grounds ; and delay in the operation would endanger the health of his troops . To pass above Washington comported better ...
Strana 29
... ground , and encamped in front of our left , the most vulnerable part of Washington's position , as it might have been turned by pursuing the old York road ; which measure would infallibly have produced battle , or have forced retreat ...
... ground , and encamped in front of our left , the most vulnerable part of Washington's position , as it might have been turned by pursuing the old York road ; which measure would infallibly have produced battle , or have forced retreat ...
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Strana 329 - SIR — Buoyed above the terror of death by the consciousness of a life devoted to honourable 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 honour.
Strana 329 - Let me hope, sir, that if aught in my character impresses you with esteem towards me, if aught in my misfortunes marks me as the victim of policy and not of resentment, I shall experience the operation of these feelings in your breast, by being informed that I am not to die on a gibbet.
Strana 208 - 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 456 - In this situation there is such a choice of difficulties that I own myself at a loss how to determine. The affairs of Great Britain, I know, require the most vigorous measures; but then the courage of a handful of brave men should be exerted only where there is some hope of a favorable event.
Strana 125 - Pardon me then for adding, that, so far from conceiving that the safety of the states can be affected, or in the smallest degree injured, by a discovery of this kind, or that I should...
Strana 367 - Seamen, as you propose, will be received Prisoners of War. The Condition annexed, of sending the British and German Troops to the parts of Europe to which they respectively belong, is inadmissible. Instead of this they will be marched to such parts of the country as can most conveniently provide for their Subsistence; and the Benevolent Treatment of Prisoners, which is invariably observed by the Americans, will be extended to them.
Strana 213 - I shall take every measure," adds he, "to avoid a misfortune. But necessity obliges me to commit myself to chance, and, I trust, my friends will do justice to my. reputation, if any accident attends me.
Strana 125 - I find myself just able to hold the pen during a few minutes, and take this opportunity of expressing my 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 125 - I considered the information as coming from yourself, and given with a view to forewarn, and consequently to forearm me, against a secret enemy, or in other words, a dangerous incendiary ; in which character sooner or later this country will know General Conway. But in this, as in other matters of late, I have found myself mistaken.
Strana 76 - Nevertheless, so well established was the spotless reputation of the vanquished general that he continued to enjoy the undiminished respect and confidence of Congress, of the army, and of the commander in chief.