 The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition in order to repair our losses, are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return. "Great numbers of them have gone off; in some instances, almost by whole regiments,...  Life of George Washington - Stran 367avtor: Washington Irving - 1885Celotni ogled - O knjigi
 | David Ramsay - 1811 - 522 strani
...which is necessary for an army, our condition is still more alarming ; and with the deepest concern lam obliged to confess my want of confidence in the generality of the troops. All these circumstances fully confirmthe opinion I ever entertained, and which I mor«Rin once in my... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1814 - 274 strani
...which is necessary for an army, our condition is still more alarming ; and with the deepest concern 1 am obliged to confess my want of confidence in the generality of the troops. All these circumstances fully confirm the opinion I ever entertained, and which I more than once in... | |
 | Mathew Carey - 1817 - 476 strani
...losses, are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return. Great numbers of them 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 apoii)ted enemy, superior... | |
 | 1832 - 564 strani
...the nature of our military establishment would admit of; our condition is still more alarming, and with the deepest concern I am obliged to confess my...want of confidence in the generality of the troops. " All these circumstances fully confirm the opinion I ever entertained, and which I, more than once,... | |
 | David Ramsay - 1832 - 278 strani
...that order and subordination which is necessary for an army; our condition is still more alarming, and with the deepest concern I am obliged to confess my want of confidence in the generality of the troops.—All these circumstances fully confirm the opinion I ever entertained, and which I more than... | |
 | Thomas Francis Gordon - 1834 - 362 strani
...as the nature of our military establishment would admit ; our condition is still more alarming, and with the deepest concern I am obliged to confess my...want of confidence in the generality of the troops. "All these circumstances fully confirm the opinion I ever entertained, and which I, more than once,... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1834 - 588 strani
...nature of our military establishment would admit of, — our condition becomes still more alarming; and, with the deepest concern, I am obliged to confess...want of confidence in the generality of the troops. All these circumstances fully confirm the opinion I ever entertained, and which I more than once in... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1855 - 968 strani
...losses, are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone off — in some instances almost by whole 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... | |
 | Thomas Francis Gordon - 1834 - 646 strani
...military establishment would admit ; our condition is still more alarming, and with the deepest concern J am obliged to confess my want of confidence in the generality of the troops. " All these circumstances fully confirm the opinion I ever entertained, and which I, more than once,... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1836 - 574 strani
...dismayed, intractable, . L • . " and impatient to return. Great numbers of them 1776. " have gone off; in some instances almost by " whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies " at a time .... and with the deepest concern, I am *' obliged to confess my want of confidence in the " generality... | |
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