 | Paul Allen - United States - 1822 - 536 pages
...formation of the corps, in skirmishes with the enemy. I expect the most eminent services from them, and am mistaken if their presence does not go far towards producing a general desertion among the savages." General Gates seemed to be fully sensible of the great advantages under which be took command of the... | |
 | Paul Allen - United States - 1822 - 540 pages
...corps, in skirmishes with the enemy. I expect the most eminent services from them, and am mistake^ if their presence does not go far towards producing a general desertion among the savages." General Gates seemed to be fully sensible of the great advantages under which he took command of the... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 594 pages
...recovered from their present dejection, and restored to a tolerable degree of confidence and animation. In addition to the two regiments, which are gone from...arrival, to begin to circulate these ideas, with proper embellishraents, throughout the country and in the army; and to take pains to communicate them to the... | |
 | James Graham (of New Orleans.) - United States - 1856 - 714 pages
...Marshall's Washington, vol. 1., p. IBS. t Sparks's Writings of Washington, vol. v., p. 87. } Ibid., p. 88. well acquainted with the use of rifles, and with that...producing a general desertion among the savages."* Morgan, at the head of his corps, proceeded without delay to Peekskill. Here, having embarked his troops... | |
 | Washington Irving - Presidents - 1856 - 598 pages
...from the army at large, and well acquainted with the use of rifles and with that mode of fighting. I expect the most eminent services from them, and...producing a general desertion among the savages." It was, indeed, an arm of strength, which he could but ill spare from his own army. Putnam was directed... | |
 | John Church Hamilton - United States - 1857 - 610 pages
...with that mode of fighting which is necessary to make them a good counterpoise to the Indians, and have distinguished themselves on a variety of occasions...producing a general desertion among the savages." He advised the circulating of these ideas with proper embellishments before their arrival. "It would... | |
 | John Church Hamilton - United States - 1857 - 612 pages
...with that mode of fighting which is necessary to make them a good counterpoise to the Indians, and have distinguished themselves on a variety of occasions...producing a general desertion among the savages." He advised the circulating of these ideas with proper embellishments before their arrival. "It would... | |
 | James Graham (of New Orleans.) - United States - 1859 - 486 pages
...v., p. 81. t Ibid., p. 88. well acquainted with the use of rifles, and with that mode of fight ing, which is necessary to make them a good counterpoise...producing a general desertion among the savages."* Morgan, at the head of his corps, proceeded without delay to Peekskill. Here, having embarked his troops... | |
 | John Church Hamilton - United States - 1864 - 612 pages
...with that mode of fighting which is necessary to make them a good counterpoise to the Indians, and have distinguished themselves on a variety of occasions...producing a general desertion among the savages." He advised the circulating of these ideas with proper embellishments before their arrival. "It would... | |
 | Washington Irving - Children's literature - 1876 - 766 pages
...acquainted with the use of rifles and with that mode of fighting. I expect the most eminent service from them, and I shall be mistaken if their presence does not go far towards producing a général désertion among the savages." During his encampment in the neighborhood of Philadelphia,... | |
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Indians; and they have distinguished themselves on a variety of occasions, since the formation of the corps, in skirmishes with the enemy. I expect the most eminent services from them ; and I shall be mistaken if their presence does not go far towards... 
