Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United StatesP. Force, 1827 - Počet stran: 466 |
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... enemy , for having sustained himself through two long and sternly contested battles against superior numbers ; to ... enemy's disposal . The military conduct of sir Henry , during this expedition , carried with it manifestations of ...
... enemy , for having sustained himself through two long and sternly contested battles against superior numbers ; to ... enemy's disposal . The military conduct of sir Henry , during this expedition , carried with it manifestations of ...
Strana 15
... enemy's columps , as he was subsequently informed not only of its continuance , but that the left column was making ... enemy , flushed with his victory of Long Island , in which check Knowlton was killed and Leitch mortal- ly wounded ...
... enemy's columps , as he was subsequently informed not only of its continuance , but that the left column was making ... enemy , flushed with his victory of Long Island , in which check Knowlton was killed and Leitch mortal- ly wounded ...
Strana 17
... enemy's appearance . The dragoons were ordered instantly to embark . Of the small party , four with the lieutenant colonel jumped into the boat , the van of the enemy's horse in full view , pressing down the hill in pursuit of the two ...
... enemy's appearance . The dragoons were ordered instantly to embark . Of the small party , four with the lieutenant colonel jumped into the boat , the van of the enemy's horse in full view , pressing down the hill in pursuit of the two ...
Strana 25
... enemy's retreat to Philadelphia , to protect his hospitals and stores in Bethlehem , Reading , and their vicinity , he would have placed himself on the western heights of the Schuylkill , whence he could with facility have driven the enemy ...
... enemy's retreat to Philadelphia , to protect his hospitals and stores in Bethlehem , Reading , and their vicinity , he would have placed himself on the western heights of the Schuylkill , whence he could with facility have driven the enemy ...
Strana 46
... enemy's design , sternly held his original course , detaching three hundred light infantry un- der colonel Harris to general Moultrie . The unexpected facility with which the British general moved , the slight resistance oppos- ed to ...
... enemy's design , sternly held his original course , detaching three hundred light infantry un- der colonel Harris to general Moultrie . The unexpected facility with which the British general moved , the slight resistance oppos- ed to ...
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advance approach arms artillery attack baggage battalion battle brave brigadier British army Camden camp captain cavalry Charleston commander in chief conduct congress continued corps count d'Estaing course creek Cruger defence despatched detachment determined directed dragoons earl Cornwallis effect enemy enemy's execution exertions Fayette fell fire flank fleet force Fort Mifflin French front garrison Greene Greene's ground guards hastened Hayne honour horse hundred James river joined killed La Fayette legion infantry letter lieutenant colonel Lee lieutenant colonel Tarleton light troops lord Cornwallis lord Rawdon lordship loyalists main body major Marion Maryland miles military militia Morgan night North object officer operations orders party passed Pickens prepared prisoners quarter reached rear received regiment reinforcement retired retreat river road route Santee Savannah sir Henry Clinton soldiers soon South Carolina southern success Sumter surrender tion took town victory Virginia Washington Wayne wounded York zeal
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Strana 327 - 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 125 - 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 2 - District, has deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as proprietor, in the words following, to wit : " THE CHILD'S BOTANY," In conformity to the act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, " An act for the encouragement of learning by securing the copies of maps, charts, and books to the authors and proprietors of such copies, during the times therein mentioned...
Strana 124 - 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...
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 454 - 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 favourable event.
Strana 367 - When his despatches are ready, his Lordship engages on his part, that the ship shall be delivered to the order of the Count de Grasse, if she escapes the dangers of the sea. That she shall not carry off any public stores. Any part of the crew that may be deficient on her return, and the soldiers passengers, to be accounted for on her delivery.
Strana 278 - ... began to interrogate him. He was told by Champe, that such was the spirit of defection which prevailed among the American troops in consequence of Arnold's example, that he had no doubt, if the temper was properly cherished, Washington's ranks would not only be greatly thinned, but that some of his best corps would leave him.
Strana 336 - Resolved, That the thanks of the United States in Congress assembled, be given to Captain John Paul Jones, for the zeal, prudence, and intrepidity with which he...
Strana 275 - This idea was ridiculed from its improbability, as during the whole war but a single dragoon had deserted from the legion. This did not convince Carnes, so much stress was it now the fashion to lay on the desertion of Arnold, and the probable effect of his example. The captain withdrew to examine the squadron of horse, whom he had ordered to assemble in pursuance of established usage on similar occasions. Very quickly he returned, stating that the scoundrel was known, and was no less a person than...