This general was, I think, a brave man, and might probably have made a figure as a good officer in some European war. But he had too much self-confidence, too high an opinion of the validity of regular troops, and too mean a one of both Americans and... Hazard's Register of Pennsylvania - Page 1351834Full view - About this book
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