 | Thomas Jefferson - United States - 1829 - 594 pages
...remark of his officers, of the advantage he derived from councils of war, where hearing all suggestions, he selected whatever was best ; and certainly no General...was slow in a re-adjustment. The consequence was, that he often failed in the field, and rarely against an enemy in station, as at Boston and York. He... | |
 | Thomas Jefferson - 1829 - 1102 pages
...of his officers, of the advantage he derived from councils of war, where, hearing all suggestions, he selected whatever was best ; and certainly no general...he was slow in a readjustment. The consequence was, that he often failed in the field, and rarely against an enemy in station, as at Boston and York. He... | |
 | 1830 - 592 pages
...of his officers, of the advantage he derived from councils of war, where, hearing all suggestions, he selected whatever was best ; and certainly no general...he was slow in a readjustment. The consequence was, that he often failed in the field, and rarely against an enemy in station, as at Boston and York. He... | |
 | 1830 - 658 pages
...of his officers, of tlie advantage he derived from councils of war, where, hearing all suggestions, he selected whatever was best; and certainly no general...he was slow in a readjustment. The consequence was, that he often failed in the field, and rarely against an enemy in station, as at Boston and York. He... | |
 | Books - 1830 - 652 pages
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 | B. L. Rayner - History - 1832 - 568 pages
...of his officers, of the advantage he derived from councils of war, where, hearing all suggestions, he selected whatever was best; and certainly no General...was slow in a re-adjustment. The consequence was, that he often failed in the field, and rarely against an enemy in station, as at Boston and York. He... | |
 | Stephen Simpson - Presidents - 1833 - 408 pages
...remark of his officers, of the advantage he derived from councils of war, where hearing all suggestions, he selected whatever was best; and certainly no general...he was slow in a readjustment. The consequence was, that he often failed in the field, and rarely against an enemy in station, as at Boston and York. He... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1843 - 854 pages
...remark of his officers, of the advantage he derived from councils of war, where hearing all suggestions, he selected whatever was best ; and certainly no general...judiciously. But if deranged during the course of action, if any member of his plan was dislocated by sudden circumstances, he was slow in a re-adjustment.... | |
 | James Grahame - United States - 1836 - 486 pages
...remark of his officers of the advantage he derived from councils of war, where, hearing all suggestions, he selected whatever was best : and certainly no general ever planned his battles more judiciously. His integrity was the most pure, his justice the most inflexible 1 have ever known. His temper was... | |
 | James Grahame - United States - 1836 - 480 pages
...remark of his officers of the advantage he derived from councils of war, where, hearing all suggestions, he selected whatever was best : and certainly no general ever planned his battles more judiciously. His integrity was the most pure, his justice the most inflexible 1 have ever known. His temper was... | |
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Hence the common remark of his officers, of the advantage he derived from councils of war, where hearing all suggestions, he selected whatever was best ; and certainly no General ever planned his battles more judiciously. 
