Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States, Svazek 1Bradford and Inskeep, 1812 |
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Strana 19
... tion was deemed necessary by the commander in chief ; and his aid - de - camp , lieutenant colonel Hamilton , * attended by captain Lee , † with a small party of his troop of horse , were despatched in front of the enemy , with the ...
... tion was deemed necessary by the commander in chief ; and his aid - de - camp , lieutenant colonel Hamilton , * attended by captain Lee , † with a small party of his troop of horse , were despatched in front of the enemy , with the ...
Strana 22
... tion of Germantown has some advantages , mingled with many disadvantages . Its right is accessible with ease ; and its centre presents no obstruction from supe- riority of ground , to the assailant . Its chief , if not sole advantage ...
... tion of Germantown has some advantages , mingled with many disadvantages . Its right is accessible with ease ; and its centre presents no obstruction from supe- riority of ground , to the assailant . Its chief , if not sole advantage ...
Strana 26
... tion was exceeded by his spirit of enterprise . He re- sembled Marcellus rather than Fabius , notwithstand- ing his rigid adherence to the Fabian policy during our war . Ardent , and impetuous by nature , he had , never- theless ...
... tion was exceeded by his spirit of enterprise . He re- sembled Marcellus rather than Fabius , notwithstand- ing his rigid adherence to the Fabian policy during our war . Ardent , and impetuous by nature , he had , never- theless ...
Strana 36
... tion to record the truth . I believe it is the single instance of das- tardly conduct among the British officers during the war . Vatap belonged to the tenth regiment , and was obliged to quit the ser- vice and sell out below the ...
... tion to record the truth . I believe it is the single instance of das- tardly conduct among the British officers during the war . Vatap belonged to the tenth regiment , and was obliged to quit the ser- vice and sell out below the ...
Strana 43
... tion and information , the defences in the river and on the island had been planned and executed . A suc- cession of high tides for several preceding days , it is supposed , had at this period added considerably to the width and depth ...
... tion and information , the defences in the river and on the island had been planned and executed . A suc- cession of high tides for several preceding days , it is supposed , had at this period added considerably to the width and depth ...
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Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States, Svazek 1 Henry Lee Úplné zobrazení - 1812 |
Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United States, Svazek 1 Henry Lee Zobrazení fragmentů - 1970 |
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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.