Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United StatesP. Force, 1827 - Počet stran: 466 |
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Strana 18
... give his undivided ex- * The fire of cavalry is at best innocent , especially in quick motion , as was then the case . The strength and activity of the horse , the precision and celerity of evolution , the adroitness of the rider , boot ...
... give his undivided ex- * The fire of cavalry is at best innocent , especially in quick motion , as was then the case . The strength and activity of the horse , the precision and celerity of evolution , the adroitness of the rider , boot ...
Strana 32
... give warmth and comfort to his troops , it is won- derful how he could omit venturing a winter campaign , to him pro- mising every advantage , and to his antagonist , menacing every ill— this too , when the fate of Burgoyne was no ...
... give warmth and comfort to his troops , it is won- derful how he could omit venturing a winter campaign , to him pro- mising every advantage , and to his antagonist , menacing every ill— this too , when the fate of Burgoyne was no ...
Strana 40
... give additional strength to his position , he dug a trench from one morass to the other , a small distance in his front . Thus posted , the American general coolly waited the approach ing attack with his inferior force . A small ...
... give additional strength to his position , he dug a trench from one morass to the other , a small distance in his front . Thus posted , the American general coolly waited the approach ing attack with his inferior force . A small ...
Strana 42
... give their active aid in confirming the establishment of royal authority . Every attempt to interrupt the progress of this officer was ineffectual ; and seven hundred loyalists imbodied with the determination to force their way to the ...
... give their active aid in confirming the establishment of royal authority . Every attempt to interrupt the progress of this officer was ineffectual ; and seven hundred loyalists imbodied with the determination to force their way to the ...
Strana 44
... give to his condition the utmost activity , the baggage of the detach- ment was ordered to be removed to the north side of the Savan- nah . General Prevost was not at a loss for the motives of this opera- tion , nor insensible to its ...
... give to his condition the utmost activity , the baggage of the detach- ment was ordered to be removed to the north side of the Savan- nah . General Prevost was not at a loss for the motives of this opera- tion , nor insensible to its ...
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