Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United StatesP. Force, 1827 - 466 pagine |
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Pagina 22
... rear ; and , being always high in the general's confidence , his opip- ion prevailed . A flag of truce was instantly despatched to summon the British colonel , while appropriate bodies of troops were pre pared to compel his submission ...
... rear ; and , being always high in the general's confidence , his opip- ion prevailed . A flag of truce was instantly despatched to summon the British colonel , while appropriate bodies of troops were pre pared to compel his submission ...
Pagina 36
... rear , unless " strong reasons " forbade it ; at the same time advising him of his approach to support him . Continuing to ad- vance , he discovered the enemy in motion . Clinton , hav . ing perceived various bodies of troops moving on ...
... rear , unless " strong reasons " forbade it ; at the same time advising him of his approach to support him . Continuing to ad- vance , he discovered the enemy in motion . Clinton , hav . ing perceived various bodies of troops moving on ...
Pagina 37
... rear of the other . The thanks I received from his excellency were of a singular nature . I can demonstrate that had I not acted as I did , this army , and perhaps America , would have been ruined . " the army for one year . The effect ...
... rear of the other . The thanks I received from his excellency were of a singular nature . I can demonstrate that had I not acted as I did , this army , and perhaps America , would have been ruined . " the army for one year . The effect ...
Pagina 40
... rear was sustained by the town and old works of Savannah . To give additional strength to his position , he dug a trench from one morass to the other , a small distance in his front . Thus posted , the American general coolly waited the ...
... rear was sustained by the town and old works of Savannah . To give additional strength to his position , he dug a trench from one morass to the other , a small distance in his front . Thus posted , the American general coolly waited the ...
Pagina 41
... rear . This was the signal for general assault . The Bri- tish line advanced with promptitude , driving our troops , broken and embarrassed by this unexpected attack in the rear , from their ground . The defeat was instantaneous and ...
... rear . This was the signal for general assault . The Bri- tish line advanced with promptitude , driving our troops , broken and embarrassed by this unexpected attack in the rear , from their ground . The defeat was instantaneous and ...
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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.