The Hero of Cowpens: A Revolutionary SketchFunk & Wagnalls, 1885 - 295 sivua |
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Muita painoksia - Näytä kaikki
Yleiset termit ja lausekkeet
advance affair American André arms Arnold arrived artillery attack Bancroft battle battle of Cowpens BENEDICT ARNOLD boats brave brigade British army Burgoyne Burgoyne's Camden camp campaign Canada capture Catawba cause cavalry Charleston Cheraw Clinton Colonel command commander-in-chief Congress Cornwallis Cowpens crossed DANIEL MORGAN Dear detachment dispatched enemy enemy's expedition Fayette fell field fight fire fleet force Frazer French garrison Gates glory Graham's Greene Greene's heroes honor hope horse Hudson hundred Indians infantry join killed La Fayette letter Lord Cornwallis Lord Rawdon main army Marion ment miles military militia NATHANIEL GREENE never night North Carolina officers ordered patriot Philadelphia Pickens prisoners Quebec rank rear received regiment reinforce retreat rifle riflemen river says Schuyler sent SHERRALD'S FORD Sir Henry Clinton soldiers soon Sparks spirit Sumter surrender sword Tarleton thousand Ticonderoga tion took troops victory Virginia Washington whole wounded wrote York
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Sivu 48 - I am much at a loss to conceive what part of my conduct could have given encouragement to an address which to me seems big with the greatest mischiefs that can befall my country. If I am not deceived in the knowledge of myself, you could not have found a person to whom your schemes are more disagreeable.
Sivu 104 - Westward the course of empire takes its way ; The four first acts already past, A fifth shall close the drama with the day — Time's noblest offspring is the last.
Sivu 165 - In addition to the scene of knavery and prostitution during his command in Philadelphia, which the late seizure of his papers has unfolded, the history of his command at West Point is a history of little as well as great villanies. He practised every art of peculation; and even stooped to connexion with the sutlers of the garrison to defraud the public.
Sivu 154 - When the envoy of a foreign power," said he, " gives, or if you will, lends money, it is ordinarily to corrupt those who receive it, and to make them the creatures of the sovereign whom he serves ; or rather, he corrupts without persuading ; he buys and does not secure. But the...
Sivu 136 - I take the greatest pleasure," he added, " in letting you know that the conduct of our soldiers was above all praise. I never saw men so merry, so spirited, and so desirous to go on to the enemy, whatever force they might have, as that small party in this little fight.
Sivu 102 - Lake Champlain is too cold for producing the least bit of laurel, and if I am not starved I shall be as proud as if I had gained three battles.
Sivu 84 - Howe's with the success that was wished, and needs a reinforcement I therefore request, if you have been so fortunate as to oblige General Burgoyne to retreat to Ticonderoga, or if you have not and circumstances will admit, that you will order Colonel Morgan to join me again with his corps. I sent him up when I thought you materially wanted him; and if his services can be dispensed with now, you will direct his immediate return.
Sivu 247 - And gentlemen in England, now abed, Shall think themselves accursed, they were not here: And hold their manhoods cheap, while any speaks, That fought with us upon Saint Crispin's day.
Sivu 85 - If he had sent one brigade of his regular troops to have headed the militia, he might have cut to pieces Howe's army in mr.
Sivu 66 - The ingenious manoeuvre of Fort Washington has unhinged the goodly fabric we had been building. There never was so damned a stroke. Enire nous, a certain great man is most damnably deficient. He has thrown me into a situation where I have my choice of difficulties: if I stay in this province, I risk myself and army ; and if I do not stay, the province is lost forever.