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Pagina 13
... approach of his foe . Sir William continued to advance by steady marches , holding up the strength In the river , between the water projection of the spur on whose summit stood fort Clinton , and the base of Antony's Nose , here ...
... approach of his foe . Sir William continued to advance by steady marches , holding up the strength In the river , between the water projection of the spur on whose summit stood fort Clinton , and the base of Antony's Nose , here ...
Pagina 19
... approach covering our powder , was not the least . There existed ano- ther ground of disparity , which continued nearly to the end of the war - inferiority of arms . Some of our musketry were with- out bayonets ; and not a single ...
... approach covering our powder , was not the least . There existed ano- ther ground of disparity , which continued nearly to the end of the war - inferiority of arms . Some of our musketry were with- out bayonets ; and not a single ...
Pagina 25
... approach of a detachment , under colonel Stirling , sent to dislodge the American garri- son ; and a high bluff on the same side of the river , opposite to Mud Island , called Red Bank , was fortified , which with Fort Mifflin protected ...
... approach of a detachment , under colonel Stirling , sent to dislodge the American garri- son ; and a high bluff on the same side of the river , opposite to Mud Island , called Red Bank , was fortified , which with Fort Mifflin protected ...
Pagina 36
... approach : but very disadvantageous was the access , through the in- termediate marshes of the Delaware and the Schuyl- kill ; nor was it easy to convey artillery , baggage , and the ammunitions of war , through those humid grounds ...
... approach : but very disadvantageous was the access , through the in- termediate marshes of the Delaware and the Schuyl- kill ; nor was it easy to convey artillery , baggage , and the ammunitions of war , through those humid grounds ...
Pagina 58
... approach close to the foe , and to seize any advantageous occurrence for his annoyance , him- self following with the main body in supporting dis- tance . The marquis was young , generous , and brave ; and , like most of his brother ...
... approach close to the foe , and to seize any advantageous occurrence for his annoyance , him- self following with the main body in supporting dis- tance . The marquis was young , generous , and brave ; and , like most of his brother ...
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Pagina 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.
Pagina 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.
Pagina 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.
Pagina 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.
Pagina 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.
Pagina 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.
Pagina 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...
Pagina 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.