 have directed it One army has been disgracefully surrendered and lost. Another has been sacrificed by a precipitate attempt to pass over at the strongest point of the enemy's lines, with most incompetent means. The cause of these miscarriages is apparent...  Niles' National Register - Page 1971813Full view - About this book
 | Thomas O'Connor - United States - 1816 - 338 pages
...valour has been conspicuous. But the nation has been unfortunate in the selection of some of those who directed it. One army has been disgracefully surrendered...has been sacrificed by a precipitate attempt to pass it over at the strongest point of the enemy's lines, with most incompetent means. The cause of these... | |
 | William James - Ontario - 1818 - 520 pages
...valor has been conspicuous. But the nation has beeu unfortunate in the selection of some of those who directed it. One army has been disgracefully surrendered...has been sacrificed by a precipitate attempt to pass it over at the strongest point of the enemy's lines, with most incompetent means.' The cause of these... | |
 | J. T. Headley - Canada History War of 1812 - 1853 - 368 pages
...had been conspicuous, but the nation unfortunate in the selection of some of those directing it" " the commanders were popular men, destitute alike of theory and experience in the art of war." " In a few days," said he, " the troops under my command will plant the American standard in Canada... | |
 | Henry Clay Watson - United States - 1854 - 1012 pages
...his first proclamation to the citizens of New York, informing them that one army had been lost by the precipitate attempt to pass over at the strongest...point of the enemy's lines with most incompetent means ; that the commanders in that expedition were destitute of theory and experience in the art of war... | |
 | United States. Congress - United States - 1855 - 966 pages
...valor ha» been conspicuous, but the nation has been unfortunate in the election of some of those who have directed it. One army has been disgracefully...alike of theory and experience in the art of war. In a few days the troops under my command will plant the Amcrican standard in Canada. They are men... | |
 | Gilbert Auchinleck - Canada History War of 1812 - 1855 - 456 pages
...valor has been conspicuous, but the nation has been unfortunate in the selection of some of those who directed it. One army has been disgracefully surrendered...has been sacrificed by a precipitate attempt to pass it over at the strongest point of thc enemy's lines, with most incompetent means. The cause of these... | |
 | John Lewis Thomson - Black Hawk War, 1832 - 1887 - 750 pages
...in the following words: " But the nation has been unfortunate in the election of some of those who have directed it One army has been disgracefully surrendered...alike of theory and experience' in the art of war. In a few days the troops under my command will plant the American standard in Canada. They are men... | |
 | John Lewis Thomson - Black Hawk War, 1832 - 1887 - 678 pages
...every instance been conspicuous; his proci continued in the following words : " But the nation has One army has been disgracefully surrendered and lost....alike of theory and experience' in the art of war. In a few days the troops under my command will plant the American standard in Canada. They are men... | |
 | Henry Adams - United States - 1890 - 530 pages
...valor has been conspicuous. But the nation has been unfortunate in the selection of some of those who have directed it. One army has been disgracefully...has been sacrificed by a precipitate attempt to pass it over at the strongest point of the enemy's lines with most incompetent means. The cause of these... | |
 | Henry Adams - United States - 1890 - 536 pages
...valor has been conspicuous. But the nation has been unfortunate in the selection of some of those who have directed it. One army has been disgracefully...has been sacrificed by a precipitate attempt to pass it over at the strongest point of the enemy's lines with most incompetent means. The cause of these... | |
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