 ... men across the Delaware in 1776, trembling for the fate of America, which nothing but the infatuation of the enemy could have saved; we should not have remained all the succeeding winter at their mercy, with sometimes scarcely a sufficient body of...  Infantry Journal - Page 6891923Full view - About this book
 | William Gordon - 1801 - 478 pages
...of this last winter, he and his- army have remained at the mercy of the royal troops, with sometimes scarcely a sufficient body of men to mount the ordinary guards, liable every moment to be dissipated, if the enemy had only thought .pruac* U> raarck a. . II. Y v • gainst... | |
 | William Gordon - 1801 - 478 pages
...thislas,t winder, he and his army have remained at the mercy of •the royal troops, with sometimes scarcely a sufficient body of men to mount the ordinary guards, liable every moment to be dissipated, if the enemy had only thought pj-gpci- to march a. II. Y v ' - gainst... | |
 | 1809 - 530 pages
...not have remained all ths succeeding winter ot their mercy, liable at every moment to be dispersed, if they had only thought proper to march against us. We should not have been at Valley-Forge, in a situation neither to resist nor to retire ; in short, indebted fur our safety... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1807 - 576 pages
...could have saved ; we should not have remained all the succeeding winter at their mercy, with sometimes scarcely a sufficient body of men to mount the ordinary...should not have been under the necessity of fighting at Brandy wine, with an unequal number of raw troops, and afterwards of seeing Philadelphia fall a prey... | |
 | 1809 - 530 pages
...not have 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 not have been at Valley-Forge, in a situation neither to resist nor to retire ; in short, indebted for our safety... | |
 | The Dublin University Magazine.VOL.XXII July to December,1843 - 1843 - 770 pages
...could have saved. We should not have remained all the succeeding winter at their mercy, with sometimes scarcely a sufficient body of men to mount the ordinary guards, liable every moment to be dissipated, if they had only thought proper to march against us. We should not have... | |
 | 1846 - 602 pages
...mercy, with sometimes scarcely a sufficient number of men to mount the ordinary guards, liable at any moment to be dissipated if they had only thought proper to march against us, (1777;) we should not hava been under the necessity of fighting at Brandywine with an unequal number... | |
 | 1846 - 674 pages
...' remained all the succeeding winter at their mercy, with some' times scarcely a sufficient number of men to mount the ordinary ' guards, liable at every...they had only ' thought proper to march against us, (1777;) we should not ' have been under the necessity of fighting at Brandy wine with ' an unequal... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1846 - 610 pages
...mercy, with sometimes scarcely a sufficient number of men to mount the ordinary guards, liable at any moment to be dissipated if they had only thought proper to march against us, (1777;) we should not have been under the necessity of fightingat Brandywine with an unequal number... | |
 | Aaron Bancroft - 1847 - 474 pages
...coald have saved ; we should not have remained afl the succeeding winter at their mercy, with sometimes scarcely a sufficient body of men to mount the ordinary...they had only thought proper to march against us ; we shouM not have been under the necessity of fighting at Brandywine, with an unequal number of raw troops,... | |
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