 | William Gordon - 1788 - 816 páginas
...laft December. When gen. Wafhington retreated . with a handful of men acrofs the Delaware, he trembled for the fate of America^ which nothing but the infatuation of the enemy could have faved *. Though they miffed the boats with which they ex.pe£ted to follow him immediately into Pennfylvania,... | |
 | 1809 - 530 páginas
...we had a regular army, ' says he, ' we never should have had to retreat across the Delaware in 1776, trembling for the fate of America, which nothing but the infatuation of the enemy could haw saved. We should not have remained all ths succeeding winter ot their mercy, liable at every moment... | |
 | John Marshall - 1805 - 666 páginas
...that all the misfortunes we have met with in the military line, are to be attributed to this cause. " Had we formed a permanent army in the beginning, which,...continuance of the same men in service, had been capable of dis- CHAP, vi. cipline, we never should have had to retreat i7so. with a handful of men across the... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 páginas
...that all the misfortunes we have met with in the military line are to be attributed to this cause. " Had we formed a permanent army in the beginning, which,...retreat with a handful of men across the Delaware, in 1776, trembling for the state of America, which nothing but the infatuation of the enemy could have... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 604 páginas
...that all the misfortunes we have met with in the military line are to be attributed to this cause. " Had we formed a permanent army in the beginning, which,...retreat with a handful of men across the Delaware, in 1776, trembling for the state of America, which nothing but the infatuation of the enemy could have... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1808 - 584 páginas
...the misfortunes we have met with in the - military line are to be attributed to this cause, . . -" Had we formed a permanent army in the beginning, -which,...men in service, had been capable of discipline, we jiever should have had to retreat with a handful of men across the Delaware, in 1776, trembling for... | |
 | 1809 - 530 páginas
...we had a regular army, ' says he, ' we never should have had to retreat across the Delaware in 1776, trembling for the fate of America, which nothing but...remained all the succeeding winter at their mercy, liable at every moment to be dispersed, if they had only thought proper to march against us. We should... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1812 - 648 páginas
...that all the misfortunes we have met with " in the military line are to be attributed to " this cause. Had we formed a permanent " army in the beginning, which by the " continuance of the same men in the ser" vice would be capable of discipline, we " never should have had to retreat, with a " handful... | |
 | 1832 - 564 páginas
...that all the misfortunes we have met with in the military line, are to be attributed to this cause. " Had we formed a permanent army in the beginning, which,...had been capable of discipline, we never should have to retroat with a handful of men across the Delaware in 1776, trembling for the fate of America, which... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1835 - 590 páginas
...that all the misfortunes we have met with in the military line are to be attributed to this cause. Had we formed a permanent army in the beginning, which,...retreat with a handful of men across the Delaware in 1776, trembling for the fate of America, which nothing but the infatuation of the enemy could have... | |
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Had we formed a permanent army in the beginning, which, by the continuance of the same men in service, had been capable of discipline, we never should have had to retreat with a handful of men across the Delaware in 1776, trembling for the fate of America,... 
