 | Samuel R. Brown - United States - 1815 - 382 pages
...on both roads. The militia skirmished with his advanced parties, and except a few 1>rave men, they fell back most precipitately in the greatest disorder,...troops did not deign to fire on them, except by their flanks and advanced patroles. The night previous Major Wood advanced with a detachment of 250 men to... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - United States - 1816 - 516 pages
...except a few brave men, fell back most precipitatelv in the greatest disorder, notwith- ' standing the British troops did not deign to fire on them,...ordered major Wool to advance with a detachment of 25O men to support the militia, and set them an example of firmness. Also captain Leonard of the light... | |
 | Barent Gardenier - United States - 1814 - 442 pages
...Tillage. The column on the ISrekman Town road proceeded most rapidly ; the militia skirmished with his advanced parties, and except a few brave men, fell...notwithstanding the British troops did not deign to fire on the:d, except by their flankers and advanced patroles. The night previous, I ordered Major Wool to... | |
 | Thomas H. Palmer - United States - 1816 - 518 pages
...men, fell back precipitately in the greatest disorder, although the British troops did not deign 10 fire on them, except by their flankers and advanced patroles. The night previous, major Wool had been ordered to advance with a detachment of 250 men to support the militia, an.i set... | |
 | C. H. Gifford - Europe - 1817 - 904 pages
...village. The column on the Beekman Town-road proceeded most rapidly ; the militia skirmished with his advanced parties, and except a few brave men, fell...the British troops did not deign to fire on them,. 8O. except by their flankers and advanced pairóles. BOOK x ill. The night previous, I ordered Major... | |
 | Heman Allen Fay - United States - 1817 - 294 pages
...parties, and, except a few 242 brave men, fell back most precipitately in the greatest dis* order, notwithstanding the British troops did not deign to...fire on them, except by their flankers and advanced pa-v troles. The night previous, I ordered Major Wool to advance, with a detachment of 250 men, to... | |
 | William James - United States - 1818 - 616 pages
...village. The column on the Beckman-town road proceeded most rapidly; (he militia skirmished with his advanced parties, and except a few brave men, fell...flankers and advanced patroles. The night previous, 1 ordered major Wool to advance with a detachment of 250 men to support the militia, and set them an... | |
 | John Brannan - Ontario - 1823 - 522 pages
...village. The column on the Beekman town road, proceeded most rapidly; the militia skirmished with his advanced parties, and, except a few brave men, fell...major Wool to advance with a detachment of 250 men, to s<i pport the militia, and set them an example of firmness. Also captain Leonard, of the light artillery,... | |
 | John Brannan - United States - 1823 - 520 pages
...village. The column on the Beekman town road, proceeded most rapidly; the militia skirmished with his advanced parties, and, except a few brave men, fell...greatest disorder, notwithstanding the British troops aid not deign to fire on them, except by their flankers and advanced patroles. The night previous,... | |
 | John Frost - United States - 1845 - 474 pages
...advanced parties, and, except a few brave men, fell back precipitately in the greatest disorder, although the British troops did not deign to fire on them,...flankers and advanced patroles. The night previous, Major- Wool had been ordered to advance with a detachment of two hundred and fifty men to support the... | |
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Beckmantown road proceeded most rapidly; the militia skirmished with his advanced parties, and, except a few brave men, fell back most precipitately in the greatest disorder, notwithstanding the British troops did not deign to fire on them, except by... 
