The Making of America, Svazek 9Making of America, 1904 |
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Strana 6
... months after the death of General Brown , Major General Alexander Macomb succeeded to the command of the army . His was an interesting career . Born at Detroit April 3d , 1782 , he was educated in Newark , New Jersey . At the age of ...
... months after the death of General Brown , Major General Alexander Macomb succeeded to the command of the army . His was an interesting career . Born at Detroit April 3d , 1782 , he was educated in Newark , New Jersey . At the age of ...
Strana 22
... Months without pay , lack of food , and sickness and cold - these were the routine thing in the continen- tal army , yet the war went on . The army was created in op- pression , nurtured in hardship , and held together by senti- ment ...
... Months without pay , lack of food , and sickness and cold - these were the routine thing in the continen- tal army , yet the war went on . The army was created in op- pression , nurtured in hardship , and held together by senti- ment ...
Strana 31
... month . President Madison stated the three principal grievances of the United States to be , ( 1 ) The impressment of American seamen , ( 2 ) The British Orders in Council affecting the rights of neutral nations on the seas , and ...
... month . President Madison stated the three principal grievances of the United States to be , ( 1 ) The impressment of American seamen , ( 2 ) The British Orders in Council affecting the rights of neutral nations on the seas , and ...
Strana 35
... months and ending a year of triumph on the ocean . For the flag of England had never been taken in humiliation from a British frigate since the days of John Paul Jones . Now the idea that England was invincible upon the ocean was gone ...
... months and ending a year of triumph on the ocean . For the flag of England had never been taken in humiliation from a British frigate since the days of John Paul Jones . Now the idea that England was invincible upon the ocean was gone ...
Strana 41
... months later . The committees of public safety appointed Austin temporary commander in chief of the Texas army , and he , Houston , Thomas F. Rusk , and others then or later distinguish- ed in Texas history , went to Gonzales , where ...
... months later . The committees of public safety appointed Austin temporary commander in chief of the Texas army , and he , Houston , Thomas F. Rusk , and others then or later distinguish- ed in Texas history , went to Gonzales , where ...
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Strana 166 - Whatever argument may be drawn from particular examples superficially viewed, a thorough examination of the subject will evince that the art of war is at once comprehensive and complicated, that it demands much previous study, and that the possession of it in its most improved and perfect state is always of great moment to the security of a nation.
Strana 1 - It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world ; so far I mean as we are now at liberty to do it ; for let me not be understood as capable of patronizing infidelity to existing engagements. I hold the maxim no less applicable to public than to private affairs, that honesty is always the best policy.
Strana 127 - ... helpless, of the age requiring nurture, and of the sex entitled to protection from the free agency of the parent and the husband. The organization of the militia is yet more indispensable to the liberties of the country. It is only by an effective militia that we can at once enjoy the repose of peace and bid defiance to foreign aggression...
Strana 59 - He was a foe without hate ; a friend without treachery; a soldier without cruelty ; a victor without oppression, and a victim without murmuring. He was a public officer without vices; a private citizen without wrong; a neighbor without reproach; a Christian without hypocrisy; a man without guile.
Strana 107 - ... to the supervision of the Chief of Staff; and to perform such other military duties not otherwise assigned by law as may be from time to time prescribed by the President.
Strana 130 - ... provide himself with a good musket i»io or firelock, a sufficient bayonet and belt, two spare flints? and a knapsack, a pouch with a box therein, to contain not less than twenty-four cartridges, suited to the bore of his musket or firelock, each cartridge to contain a proper quantity of powder and ball ; or with a good rifle, knapsack, shot pouch and powder horn, twenty balls, suited to the bore of his rifle, and a quarter of a pound of powder...
Strana 171 - I give it as my fixed opinion that but for our graduated cadets the war between the United States and Mexico might and probably would have lasted four or five years with, in its first half, more defeats than victories falling to our share ; whereas in less than two campaigns, we conquered a great country and a peace without the loss of a single battle or skirmish.
Strana 132 - Besides, the sudden change in their manner of living, particularly in their lodging, brings on sickness in many, impatience in all, and such an unconquerable desire of returning to their respective homes that it not only produces shameful and scandalous desertions among themselves, but infuses the like spirit in others.
Strana 271 - So far from being in any way a provocation to war, an adequate and highly trained navy is the best guaranty against war. the cheapest and most effective peace insurance. The cost of building and maintaining such a navy represents the very lightest premium for insuring peace which this Nation can possibly pay.
Strana 46 - The cup of forbearance had been exhausted, even before the recent information from the frontier of the Del Norte. But now, after reiterated menaces, Mexico has passed the boundary of the United States, has invaded our territory, and shed American blood upon the American soil.