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" Our situation is truly distressing. The check our detachment sustained on the 27th ultimo has dispirited too great a proportion of our troops and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts... "
The Life of George Washington,: Commander in Chief of the American Forces ... - Page 453
by John Marshall - 1804
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The Life of George Washington ...

Aaron Bancroft - 1855 - 464 pages
...troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in order to repair our losses, are dis mayed, intractable, and impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone off — in some instances,...
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The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States: With an ...

Joseph Gales - United States - 1855 - 966 pages
...In September, 1776, he says : " The militia, in' stead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a 1 brave and manly opposition, in order to repair ' our losses, are dismayed, intractable, and impa' tient to return. Great numbers of them have ' gone off — in some instances almost by whole...
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The History of the United States, from Their Colonization to the End of the ...

George Tucker - History - 1856 - 672 pages
...troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition, in...impatient to return. Great numbers of them have gone oflf, in some instances almost by whole regiments, in many by half ones, and by companies at a time....
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1774-1780.-

Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - Great Britain - 1858 - 420 pages
...minds with apprehension and " despair. The Militia, instead of calling forth their " utmost efforts, are dismayed, intractable, and impatient to return....off; in some instances almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time .... and with the deepest concern, I am obliged to confess...
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Chapters from French history. God's heroes and the world's heroes

John Hampden Gurney - 1858 - 482 pages
...has dispirited many of our troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia are dismayed, intractable and impatient to return....off, in some instances almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. I am satisfied that our liberties must be greatly hazarded,...
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Life of Washington: A Biography, Personal, Military, and Political, Volume 2

Benson John Lossing - Presidents - 1860 - 872 pages
...troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition in...off; in some instances, almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies, at a time. This circumstance, of itself, independent of others, when...
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History of the United States of America, Volume 1; Volume 178

Taliaferro Preston Shaffner - 1863 - 868 pages
...their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost effort* to a brave and manly opposition, in order to repair...off; in some instances almost by whole regiments, by half ones, and by companies at a time. This circumstance of itself, independent of others, when...
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Historical View of the American Revolution

George Washington Greene - United States - 1865 - 518 pages
...the army that his skill had saved deserted him. The militia went off, — I use his own words, — "in some instances almost by whole regiments, in many by half ones, and by companies at a time." The regulars, if any part of this irregular body deserved the name, were " infected by their example."...
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Historical View of the American Revolution

George Washington Greene - United States - 1865 - 486 pages
...the army that his skill had saved deserted him. The militia went oif, — I use his own words, — "in some instances almost by whole regiments, in many by half ones, and by companies at a time." The regulars, if any part, of this irregular body deserved the name, were " infected by their example."...
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A HISTORY OF THE CITY OF BROOKLY.

HENERY R. STILES. - 1867 - 502 pages
...troops, and filled their minds with apprehension and despair. The militia, instead of calling forth their utmost efforts to a brave and manly opposition in...and impatient to return. Great numbers of them have unspiked and turned on the "boats of the retreating Americans. Three persons, who left the island last,...
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