Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States, Svazek 1Bradford and Inskeep, 1812 |
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Strana 15
... soon be- gan in this quarter ; and quickly afterwards Knyphau- sen forcing brigadier Maxwell , who commanded the light infantry stationed on the western side of the Bran- dywine , advanced upon our left . Three small detach- ments ...
... soon be- gan in this quarter ; and quickly afterwards Knyphau- sen forcing brigadier Maxwell , who commanded the light infantry stationed on the western side of the Bran- dywine , advanced upon our left . Three small detach- ments ...
Strana 21
... soon as the pursuit ended , which did not long continue , he des- patched a dragoon to the commander in chief , descri- bing with feelings of anxiety what had passed , and his sad presage . His letter was scarcely perused by Wash ...
... soon as the pursuit ended , which did not long continue , he des- patched a dragoon to the commander in chief , descri- bing with feelings of anxiety what had passed , and his sad presage . His letter was scarcely perused by Wash ...
Strana 27
... soon and sadly changed . Washington was compelled to retire ; which he ef- fected with ease , the enemy showing no disposition to risk serious pursuit . Our loss was considerable , and unhappily augmented by the captivity of the ninth ...
... soon and sadly changed . Washington was compelled to retire ; which he ef- fected with ease , the enemy showing no disposition to risk serious pursuit . Our loss was considerable , and unhappily augmented by the captivity of the ninth ...
Strana 35
... soon followed by the exhilarating intelli- gence from the north , placing out of doubt the sur- render of Burgoyne and his army . To protract as long as possible the defence of the obstructions to the river navigation , became more and ...
... soon followed by the exhilarating intelli- gence from the north , placing out of doubt the sur- render of Burgoyne and his army . To protract as long as possible the defence of the obstructions to the river navigation , became more and ...
Strana 39
... soon disagreed ; an event , no doubt , pro- ductive of injurious effects to the service . Neverthe- less , lieutenant colonel Smith , and his gallant garrison , preserved the most imposing countenance , submitting to every privation ...
... soon disagreed ; an event , no doubt , pro- ductive of injurious effects to the service . Neverthe- less , lieutenant colonel Smith , and his gallant garrison , preserved the most imposing countenance , submitting to every privation ...
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Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States, Svazek 1 Henry Lee Úplné zobrazení - 1812 |
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Strana 240 - 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 241 - 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 242 - 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 165 - A rigid disciplinarian, he reduced to practice the justice of his heart; and during the difficult course of warfare, through which he passed, calumny itself never charged him with violating' the rights of person, property, or humanity.
Strana 236 - Those fathers of the commonwealth," writes Colonel H. Lee, in his memoirs, " appointed a committee of their body to wait on the vanquished general, and assure him of their high regard and esteem, that their remembrance of his former glorious services was never to be obliterated by any reverse of fortune ; but, ever mindful of his great merit, they would omit no opportunity of testifying to the world the gratitude which Virginia, as a member of the American Union, owed to him in his military character.
Strana 142 - 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.
Strana 186 - 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 2 - Nam saepe ego audivi Q. Maxumum, P. Scipionem, praeterea civitatis nostrae praeclaros viros solitos ita dicere, cum maiorum imagines intuerentur, vehementissume sibi animum ad virtutem accendi. Scilicet non ceram illam neque figuram tantam vim in sese habere, sed memoria rerum gestarum eam flammam egregiis viris in pectore crescere neque prius sedari quam virtus eorum famam atque gloriam adaequaverit.