The Life of George Washington: Commander-in-chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United StatesPorter & Coates, 1808 - 560 páginas |
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... unfavour- able impression upon the army . A great propor- tion of the troops lost their confidence in their officers and in themselves . Before this unfortu- nate event , they met the enemy in the spirit 92 [ 1776 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... unfavour- able impression upon the army . A great propor- tion of the troops lost their confidence in their officers and in themselves . Before this unfortu- nate event , they met the enemy in the spirit 92 [ 1776 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
Página 93
... spirit of free- men fighting for their bighest interests , and under the persuasion , that their thorough use of arms rendered them equal to the disciplined battalions which they were to oppose . But , on this occa- sion , by evolutions ...
... spirit of free- men fighting for their bighest interests , and under the persuasion , that their thorough use of arms rendered them equal to the disciplined battalions which they were to oppose . But , on this occa- sion , by evolutions ...
Página 102
... character to engage , and until the bulk of your officers are composed of such persons as are actuated by principles of honour and a spirit of enterprize , you have little to expect from them . 102 [ 1776 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... character to engage , and until the bulk of your officers are composed of such persons as are actuated by principles of honour and a spirit of enterprize , you have little to expect from them . 102 [ 1776 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
Página 105
... spirit in others . Again , men accustomed to un- bounded freedom , and no controul , cannot brook the restraint which is indispensably necessary to the good order and government of an army ; without which , licentiousness and every kind ...
... spirit in others . Again , men accustomed to un- bounded freedom , and no controul , cannot brook the restraint which is indispensably necessary to the good order and government of an army ; without which , licentiousness and every kind ...
Página 115
... spirit ; but finally the Americans were overpowered by numbers , and driven from their position . The loss of the Americans in this gallant conflict , in killed , wounded , and taken , was between three and four hundred ; that of the ...
... spirit ; but finally the Americans were overpowered by numbers , and driven from their position . The loss of the Americans in this gallant conflict , in killed , wounded , and taken , was between three and four hundred ; that of the ...
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