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... to rank , in case of an attack , for he might probably order on either the right or the left wing , and he expected they would obey ; and if they con- ceived themselves aggrieved , to complain afterwards , and that 4 THE LEE PAPERS .
... to rank , in case of an attack , for he might probably order on either the right or the left wing , and he expected they would obey ; and if they con- ceived themselves aggrieved , to complain afterwards , and that 4 THE LEE PAPERS .
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... expected one ; that , though he did not think it very probable that the enemy would make any attack upon him , yet , from the nearness of their situation , it was by no means impossi ble , he therefore wished him to run no risque , and ...
... expected one ; that , though he did not think it very probable that the enemy would make any attack upon him , yet , from the nearness of their situation , it was by no means impossi ble , he therefore wished him to run no risque , and ...
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... expected in manœuvres of this kind ? A. My meaning was , that I did not see what was the disposition of the several corps . I did find some want in the artillery , but that might be owing to acci- dents . General Lee's question . Did I ...
... expected in manœuvres of this kind ? A. My meaning was , that I did not see what was the disposition of the several corps . I did find some want in the artillery , but that might be owing to acci- dents . General Lee's question . Did I ...
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... expected ? A. I found that the village did not answer any ma terial purpose . General Lee's question . Did I give you any reason to suppose that the principle of our retrograde manoeu vres was founded on an apprehension of being pressed ...
... expected ? A. I found that the village did not answer any ma terial purpose . General Lee's question . Did I give you any reason to suppose that the principle of our retrograde manoeu vres was founded on an apprehension of being pressed ...
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... expected such orders . Q. Did you receive any orders from General Lee to retreat from the enemy the 28th of June ? A. I did not . Q. What number of troops marched under the com- mand of General Lee towards the enemy the 28th of June ? A ...
... expected such orders . Q. Did you receive any orders from General Lee to retreat from the enemy the 28th of June ? A. I did not . Q. What number of troops marched under the com- mand of General Lee towards the enemy the 28th of June ? A ...
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28th of June Aid-de-Camp answer appeared army artillery asked attack the enemy battalions Battle of Monmouth believe Berkley County cannon Captain cavalry CHARLES LEE Colonel Butler Colonel Grayson Colonel Oswald column command Congress corps cou'd Court Martial DEAR enemy's English-Town eral Excellency flank front Genl gentlemen give Grayson's regiment ground halted honour horse hundred immediately infantry informed Jackson la Fayette Lee the 28th Lee's question letter liberty Lieutenant-Colonel Lord Stirling main body Major Major-General Lee Marquis Maxwell Maxwell's brigade Mercer Monmouth Court-house morass N. Y. City observed officer opinion orders party Philadelphia pieces of artillery point of woods ravine rear received recollect regiment respect retiring retreat road rode Scott Scott's detachment sent shou'd suppose thought tion told troops Varnum's brigade Washington Wayne Whig whole Wikoff William Henry Drayton wood wou'd
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Página 173 - Kemp who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty God, did depose and say That on the day of...
Página 274 - I do more than common civility and a proper respect to his rank required, to conciliate his good opinion. His temper and plans were too versatile and violent to attract my admiration: and that I have escaped the venom of his tongue and pen so long, is more to be wondered at than applauded ; as it is a favour that no officer under whose immediate commands he ever served has the happiness (if happiness can be thus denominated) of boasting.
Página 376 - Colonel Butler will form a column on the left of Febiger and Major Murphey in his rear. "Every officer and soldier are then to fix a piece of white paper in the most conspicuous part of his hat or cap as an insignia to be distinguished from the enemy.
Página 99 - ... articles you ground your charge, that I may prepare for my justification, which I have the happiness to be confident I can do to the army, to the Congress, to America, and to the world in general. Your Excellency must give me leave to observe, that neither yourself, nor those about your person, could from your situation be in the least judges of the merits or demerits of our manoeuvres ; and, to speak with a becoming pride, I can assert that to these manoeuvres the success of the day was entirely...
Página 357 - I do most sincerely declare, that your assault of Stony Point is not only the most brilliant, in my opinion, throughout the whole course of the war on either side, but that it is the most brilliant I am acquainted with in history ; the assault of Schweidnitz by Marshal Laudon, I think inferior to it. I wish you, therefore, most sincerely, joy of the laurels you have deservedly acquired, and that you may long live to wear them.
Página 479 - Now if there be no lawful cause to obstruct the said marriage then the above obligation to be void, else to remain in full force and virtue.
Página 376 - ... no soldier to be permitted to quit his ranks on any pretext whatever, until a general halt is made, and then to be attended by one of the officers of the platoon. When the head of the troops arrive in rear of the hill.
Página 100 - Sir, you cannot afford me greater pleasure than in giving me the opportunity of showing to America the sufficiency of her respective servants. I trust that temporary power of office, and the tinsel dignity attending it, will not be able, by all the mists they can raise, to obfuscate the bright rays of truth.