 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.- - Page 111by Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1858Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Shaw, Josiah Quincy - China - 1847 - 374 pages
...twelvemonth ago, I supposed had not acquaintance enough with the art military to distinguish * " The militia have gone off, in some instances almost by whole ^regiments, by half ones, and by companies, at a time." — Ibid., p. 72. one end of a musket from the other, and now he is lieutenant and adjutant in the... | |
 | William Bradford Reed - United States - 1847 - 460 pages
...in order to repair our losses, are dismayed, intractable, \J and impatient to return. Great numbers have gone off"; in some instances almost by whole...regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, independent of others, when fronted by a well-appointed enemy, * superior... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1848 - 472 pages
...their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in order to repair our losses, arc dis mayed, intractable, and impatient to return. Great numbers...off — in some instances, almost by whole regiments bv half ones, and by companics RI. a time. This circumstance, of itself, inde pendent of others, when... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1852 - 856 pages
...Brooklyn, Washington, writing to the President, said — " Our situation is truly distressing. . . The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost...impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone off, almost by whole regiments. With the deepest concern, I am obliged to confess my want of confidence... | |
 | 1856 - 504 pages
...to repair our losses, are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return. Great numbers of them hare gone off; in some instances almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. * * » With the deepest concern, I am obliged to confess my want of confidence in the generality of... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - Presidents - 1853 - 466 pages
...their utmost efforts to a bravo and manly opposition, in order to repair our losses, are dis maycd, intractable, and impatient to return. Great numbers...off — in some instances, almost by whole regiments bv hail' ones, and by companics at a time. This circumsla.ice, of itself, inde pendent of others, when... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - Great Britain - 1854 - 424 pages
...given on the 2d of September to the President of Congress : — "Our situation is truly distressing. The 'check our detachment sustained on the 27th of...return. Great numbers of 'them have gone off; in some instancesalmostbywholeregi'ments , by half ones , and by companies at a time .... and 'with the deepest... | |
 | William Smyth - History, Modern - 1854 - 554 pages
...victories of Howe, September 2nd, he writes — " Our situation is truly distressing ; the militias are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return...off, in some instances almost by whole regiments. With the deepest concern I am obliged to confess my want of confidence in the generality of the troops.... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1855 - 964 pages
...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." And, in speaking of the militia of Connecticut, who were considered as inferior to none, he says: "The impulse... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1855 - 966 pages
...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." And, in speaking of the militia of Connecticut, who were considered as inferior to none, he says: "The impulse... | |
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