Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United StatesP. Force, 1827 - 466 pagine |
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Pagina 14
... prepared by water . All the defiles , narrow and difficult as they were by nature , were made more difficult by the rolling of rocks into them , and by felling trees across them , over and through which the assailant must clamber and ...
... prepared by water . All the defiles , narrow and difficult as they were by nature , were made more difficult by the rolling of rocks into them , and by felling trees across them , over and through which the assailant must clamber and ...
Pagina 23
... prepared to co - operate in removing those obstructions ; and immediate mea- sures were taken towards the accomplishment of this object . A detachment of Hessians , led by colonel count Donop , crossed the Delaware from Philadelphia ...
... prepared to co - operate in removing those obstructions ; and immediate mea- sures were taken towards the accomplishment of this object . A detachment of Hessians , led by colonel count Donop , crossed the Delaware from Philadelphia ...
Pagina 24
... prepared to transport his detachment to the Island . movement was quickly discerned by count Donop , who , having some hours before arrived , was engaged in the necessary prepara- tions for attack . Not doubting , from what he saw ...
... prepared to transport his detachment to the Island . movement was quickly discerned by count Donop , who , having some hours before arrived , was engaged in the necessary prepara- tions for attack . Not doubting , from what he saw ...
Pagina 28
... prepared to apply the advantage it bestowed . An East Indiaman , cut down to its depth of water , was , by the skill and perseverance common to British seamen , readily brought- to the desired station , close to the fort . Thayer saw ...
... prepared to apply the advantage it bestowed . An East Indiaman , cut down to its depth of water , was , by the skill and perseverance common to British seamen , readily brought- to the desired station , close to the fort . Thayer saw ...
Pagina 33
... prepared in the best manner ; with an army at hand ready to reinforce him , and led by officers , many of whom had seen service , all of whom had been bred to arms . His enemy was a corps of peasants , who , for the first time , were ...
... prepared in the best manner ; with an army at hand ready to reinforce him , and led by officers , many of whom had seen service , all of whom had been bred to arms . His enemy was a corps of peasants , who , for the first time , were ...
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advance American 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
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Pagina 329 - SIR — Buoyed above the terror of death by the consciousness of a life devoted to honourable 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 honour.
Pagina 329 - Let me hope, sir, that if aught in my character impresses you with esteem towards me, if aught in my misfortunes marks me as the victim of policy and not of resentment, I shall experience the operation of these feelings in your breast, by being informed that I am not to die on a gibbet.
Pagina 208 - Assembly wish in the strongest manner to declare the high opinion they entertain of Mr. Jefferson's ability, rectitude, and integrity as Chief Magistrate of this Commonwealth, and mean, by thus publicly avowing their opinion, to obviate and to remove all unmerited censure.
Pagina 456 - 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 favorable event.
Pagina 125 - Pardon me then for adding, that, so far from conceiving that the safety of the states can be affected, or in the smallest degree injured, by a discovery of this kind, or that I should...
Pagina 367 - Seamen, as you propose, will be received Prisoners of War. The Condition annexed, of sending the British and German Troops to the parts of Europe to which they respectively belong, is inadmissible. Instead of this they will be marched to such parts of the country as can most conveniently provide for their Subsistence; and the Benevolent Treatment of Prisoners, which is invariably observed by the Americans, will be extended to them.
Pagina 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.
Pagina 125 - 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.
Pagina 125 - 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.
Pagina 76 - 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.