The Biography of the Principal American Military and Naval Heroes: Comprehending Details of Their Achievements During the Revolutionary and Late Wars. Interspersed with Authentic Anecdotes Not Found in Any Other Work ...John Low, 1817 |
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... troops , on a secret expedition . If success attends my steps , honour and glory await my name ; if defeat , still shall it be said that we died like brave men , and conferred honour , even in death , on the American name . " Should I ...
... troops , on a secret expedition . If success attends my steps , honour and glory await my name ; if defeat , still shall it be said that we died like brave men , and conferred honour , even in death , on the American name . " Should I ...
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... troops in front , until within a short distance of the enemy , and then charge bayonets ; thus let- ting the enemy see that we can meet them with their own weapons . Any man firing or quitting his post without orders must be put to ...
... troops in front , until within a short distance of the enemy , and then charge bayonets ; thus let- ting the enemy see that we can meet them with their own weapons . Any man firing or quitting his post without orders must be put to ...
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... troops , that should they capture a large quantity of public stores , he will use his best endeavours to procure them a reward from his government . " As soon as the debarkation commenced , a body of British Grenadiers was paraded on ...
... troops , that should they capture a large quantity of public stores , he will use his best endeavours to procure them a reward from his government . " As soon as the debarkation commenced , a body of British Grenadiers was paraded on ...
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... troops . The General , his aid , Captain Nicholson , and the prisoner , fell together , all , ex- cept the aid , mortally wounded . General Pike had been struck on the breast by a heavy stone . Shortly after he received the blow , he ...
... troops . The General , his aid , Captain Nicholson , and the prisoner , fell together , all , ex- cept the aid , mortally wounded . General Pike had been struck on the breast by a heavy stone . Shortly after he received the blow , he ...
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... troops previously es- caped . The troops were instantly formed again ; as a body of them passed by their wounded general , he said , " Push on , brave fellows , and avenge your General . " While the surgeons were carrying him out of the ...
... troops previously es- caped . The troops were instantly formed again ; as a body of them passed by their wounded general , he said , " Push on , brave fellows , and avenge your General . " While the surgeons were carrying him out of the ...
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The Biography of the Principal American Military and Naval Heroes ... Thomas Wilson Vista completa - 1819 |
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Página 84 - Perry now made signal for close action, and the small vessels got out their sweeps and made all sail. Finding that the Niagara was but little injured, he determined, if possible, to break the enemy's line. He accordingly bore up and passed ahead of the two ships and brig, giving them a raking fire from his starboard guns, and also to a large schooner and sloop from his larboard side, at half pistol shot.
Página 242 - Morgan, and, what is strange and difficult to account for, at the very moment when their entire discomfiture was looked for with a confidence approaching to certainty, the Kentucky reinforcements, in whom so much reliance had been placed, ingloriously fled, drawing after them, by their example, the remainder of the forces, and thus yielding to the enemy that most formidable position.
Página 134 - Hillyar seemed determined to avoid a contest with me on nearly equal terms; and from his extreme prudence in keeping both his ships ever after constantly within hail of each other, there were no hopes of any advantages to my country from a longer stay in' port. I therefore determined to put to sea the first opportunity which should offer...
Página 58 - yet he was equally convinced that Commodore Bainbridge could not swerve so much from the paramount duty he owed his country as to become an inactive spectator, and see a ship belonging to the very squadron under his orders fall into the hands of the enemy.
Página 241 - In my encampment every thing was ready for action, when early on the morning of the 8th the enemy, after throwing a heavy shower of bombs and congreve rockets, advanced their columns on my right and left, to storm my intrenchments.
Página 20 - Should I be the happy mortal destined to turn the scale of war, will you not rejoice, O my father ? May heaven be propitious, and smile on the cause of my country ! But if we are destined to fall, may my fall be like Wolfe's — to sleep in the arms of victory.
Página 196 - The Almighty has been pleased to grant us a signal victory on Lake Champlain, in the capture of one frigate, one brig, and two sloops of war, of the enemy.
Página 13 - ... we were marching hard, and the last night had scarcely closed our eyes to sleep. We were inclining our course to a point of woods, determined to remain absent, and die by ourselves, rather than return to our camp, and behold the misery of our poor' lads, when we discovered a gang of buffaloes coming along at some distance.
Página 47 - ... labouring under considerable debility, and the most excruciating pain, he repaired to quarters, when an engagement was expected with a ship, which afterwards proved to be the Hornet. He bore his pain with great and unusual fortitude, and expired without a groan. " A dauntless soul erect, who smiled on death.
Página 180 - Epervier had under convoy an English hermaphrodite brig, a Russian and a Spanish ship, which all hauled their wind, and stood to the ENE I had determined upon pursuing the former, but found...