 The check our detachment sustained on the 27th ultimo has dispirited too great a proportion of our troops and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition,...  1774-1780.- - Էջ 111Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1858Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
 | George Washington - 1795 - 392 էջ
...forth their utmoft efforts to a brave and manly oppofifion in order to repair our loffes, are difmayed, intractable, and impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone off, — in fome' iuftances, almoft by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumftance,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1795 - 612 էջ
...intraftable, and Impatient to return. Great number* • of them have gone off,— in fome inftauces, aimoft by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumftancc, of itfelf, independent of others, when fronted by a well-appointed *nemy fuperior... | |
 | George Washington - 1795 - 382 էջ
...intractable,' and impatient to return.. Great numbers of them have gone ofi^ — in. fome intlanees, aimeft by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumftance, of klelf, independent of others, when fronted by a well-appointed enemy fuperior... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 562 էջ
...calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in order to repair our losses, are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return....off; in some instances, almost by whole regiments ; in many, by half ones, and by companies, at a time. This circumstance, of itself, independent of... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 654 էջ
...calling forth 1776. cir utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in order to repair our losses, are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return....off, in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, independent of others,... | |
 | John Marshall - 1804 - 648 էջ
...calling forth 1776. their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in order to repair our losses, are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return....off, in some instances, almost by whole regiments, in many, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, independent of others,when... | |
 | 1805 - 618 էջ
...well as the nature of our military establishment would admit; our condition is still more alarming, and with the deepest concern I am obliged to confess...want of confidence in the generality of the troops. " All these circumstances fully confirm the opinion I ever entertained, and which I, more than once,... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1807 - 486 էջ
...order and subordination necessary for the well-doing of an army;" our condition is still more alarming, and with the deepest concern I am obliged to confess...want of confidence in the generality of the troops. " All these circumstarices fully confirm tlier opinion I ever entertained, and which 1 more1 than once,... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 էջ
...calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in order to repair our losses, are dismayed, intractable and impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone of.. ..in some instances, almost by whole regiments, -by half ones, and by companies at a time. This... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 էջ
...calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in order to repair our losses, are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return....regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, indepeiTdent of others, when fronted by a well appointed enemv, superior... | |
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