 In short, the dastardly behaviour of those they call regulars exposed all others, that were inclined to do their duty, to almost certain death ; and, at last, in despite of all the efforts of the officers to the contrary, they ran, as sheep pursued by...  Memoirs of the Mother and Wife of Washington - Seite 36von Margaret Cockburn Conkling - 1850 - 248 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1834 - 574 Seiten
...nearly all killed ; for I believe, out of three companies that were there, scarcely thirty men are left alive. Captain Peyrouny, and all his officers...nearly as hard a fate, for only one of his was left, f In short, the dastardly behaviour of those they call regulars exposed all others, that were inclined... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1834 - 574 Seiten
...nearly all killed ; for I believe, out of three companies that were there, scarcely thirty men are left alive. Captain Peyrouny, and all his officers...had nearly as hard a fate, for only one of his was left.f In short, the dastardly behaviour of those they call regulars exposed all others, that were... | |
 | George Washington - 1834 - 574 Seiten
...nearly all killed ; for I believe, out of three companies that were there, scarcely thirty men are left alive. Captain Peyrouny, and all his officers down to a corporal, were killed. Captain Polson had nearly as hard a fate, for only one of his was left.f In short, the dastardly behaviour... | |
 | Mann Butler - 1836 - 636 Seiten
...were nearly all killed; for I believe, out of three companies that were there, scarcely thirty men are left alive. Captain Peyrouny, and all his officers,...had nearly as hard a fate, for only one of his was left."t To Governor Dinwiddie the same officer wrote, that " It is conjectured, I believe with much... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - 1837 - 654 Seiten
...were nearly all killed ; for I believe, out of three companies that were there, scarcely 30 men are left alive. Captain Peyrouny, and all his officers...Poison had nearly as hard a fate, for only one of his were left. In short, the dastardly behavior of those they call regulars exposed all others, that were... | |
 | James Wimer - 1841 - 788 Seiten
...nearly all killed ; for 1 believe, out of three companies that were there, scarcely thirty men are left alive. Captain Peyrouny, and all his officers...Poison had nearly as hard a fate, for only one of his were left. In short, the dastardly behaviour of those they call regulars exposed all others, that were... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - 1841 - 798 Seiten
...believe, out of three companies that were there, scarcely 30 men are left alive. Captain /'ч/та ni/, and all his officers down to a corporal, were killed....Poison had nearly as hard a fate, for only one of his were left. In short, the dastardly behavior of those; they call regulars exposed all others, that were... | |
 | James Wimer - 1841 - 664 Seiten
...believe, out of three companies that were there, scarcely thirty men are left alive. Captain Fey rouny, and all his officers down to a corporal, were killed....Poison had nearly as hard a fate, for only one of his were left. In short, the dastardly behaviour of those they call regulars exposed all others, that were... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - 1841 - 790 Seiten
...were nearly all killed ; for i believe, out of three companies that were there, scarcely 30 men are left alive. Captain Peyrouny, and all his officers down to a corporal, were killed. Captain Poison hud nearly as hard a fate, for only one of his were left. In short, the dastardly behavior of those... | |
 | John Brown Dillon - 1843 - 482 Seiten
...fought in the Indian manner. These troops "showed a good deal of bravery, and were nearly all killed ; out of three companies that were there, scarcely thirty...nearly as hard a fate, for only one of his was left." J Many of the Indians, gaining confidence by the confusion of the British regulars, rushed from their... | |
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