 | John Fiske - 1919 - 712 strani
...stroke," said the letter. " Entre nous, a Lee' Dec, certain great man is most damnably deficient. He 13 has thrown me into a situation where I have my choice...and if I do not stay the province is lost forever. . . . ^ OPERATIONS IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY, 1776 AND 1777 238 THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION CHAP, v Our... | |
 | William Edward Hartpole Lecky - 1921 - 552 strani
...nearly hopeless. ' Between ourselves,' he wrote to his friend Gates, ' a certain great man is most damnably deficient. He has thrown me into a situation...and army, and if I do not stay, the province is lost for ever. I have neither guides, cavalry, medicines, money, shoes, nor stockings. I must act with the... | |
 | Rupert Hughes - 1927 - 746 strani
...contemptuous of the Virginian, and also ambitious to supplant him: "Entre nous, a certain great man is most damnably deficient — He has thrown me into a situation...and Army and if I do not stay the Province is lost for ever — I have neither guides, Cavalry Medicines Money Shoes or Stockings — I must act with... | |
 | George Washington - 1932 - 668 strani
...' Lee wrote to Gates from " Basking Ridge " (December 13): "Entre nous, a certain great man is most damnably deficient. He has thrown me into a situation...stay in this Province, I risk myself and Army; and 1776] LACK OF TROOPS 371 on the Intelligence received from Govr. Trumbull. Part of the Enemy have advanced... | |
 | John W. Shy - 1990 - 380 strani
...about Washington to his old comrade, Horatio Gates: ". . . entre nous, a certain great man is most damnably deficient — He has thrown me into a situation...and Army and if I do not stay the Province is lost for ever." 46 The next morning Lee was taken prisoner by a patrol of British cavalry. Ironically, he... | |
 | Max M. Mintz - 1992 - 308 strani
...rear. This had left Lee uncertain how to react. "Entre nous" he wrote, "a certain great man is most damnably deficient — He has thrown me into a situation...and Army and if I do not stay the Province is lost for ever . . . our Counsels have been weak to the last degree."2 Lee's letter was written the morning... | |
 | Richard N. Rosenfeld - 1998 - 1012 strani
...nous, a certain great man is most damnably deficient. He has thrown me in a situation where I have a choice of difficulties — if I stay in this Province,...and Army, and if I do not stay, the Province is lost forever.897 Saturday, December 14, 1 776. Ships of Roderique Hortalez et Gie., loaded with arms and... | |
 | Alan Axelrod - 2000 - 426 strani
...building. There never was so damned a stroke. Entre nous [between us], a certain great man is most damnably deficient. He has thrown me into a situation...and army, and if I do not stay the Province is lost for ever. I have neither guides, cavalry, medicines, money, shoes or stockings. I must act with the... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1870 - 900 strani
...we have been building. There never was so damned a stroke ; entre nous, a certain great man is most damnably deficient. He has thrown me into a situation...and army; and if I do not stay the province is lost for ever.... Our counsels have been weak to the last degree. As to what relates to yourself, if you... | |
 | Washington Irving - 2005 - 417 strani
...we had been building. There never was so d — da stroke; entre nous, a certain. great man is most damnably deficient. He has thrown me into a situation...choice of difficulties: if I stay in this province 1 risk myself and army; and if I do not stay, the province is lost forever. ***** As to what relates... | |
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The ingenious manoeuvre of Fort Washington has unhinged the goodly fabric we had been building. There never was so damned a stroke. Entre nous, a certain great man is most damnably deficient. He has thrown me into a situation where I have my choice of... 
