These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia ; but upon the King's regular and disciplined troops, Sir, it is impossible they should make any impression. Oliver Goldsmith - Seite 115von Washington Irving - 1859Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Israel Daniel Rupp - 1846 - 788 Seiten
...the Indians — he contemptuously replied : " These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia ; but upon the King's regular...it is impossible they should make any impression." (2) When at the Little Meadows, Col. Washington was taken seriously ill with a fever, and rendered... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - 1848 - 676 Seiten
...other." He smiled at my ignorance, and replied, "These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia ; but upon the King's regular...man in matters of his profession, and said no more. The enemy however did not take the advantage of his army, which I apprehended its long line of march... | |
| Orville Luther Holley - 1848 - 534 Seiten
...Braddock, with a self-complacent smile, answered, " These savages may indeed be formidable to your raw American militia ; but upon the king's regular...it is impossible they should make any impression." Such blind self-confidence and lamentable ignorance of the true nature of the service undertaken, as... | |
| Israel Daniel Rupp - 1848 - 782 Seiten
...contemptuously replied : " These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your raw American mililia; but upon the King's regular and disciplined troops,...it is impossible they should make any impression." (2) When at the Little Meadows, Gol. Washington was taken seriously ill with a fever, and rendered... | |
| Joseph Pritts - 1849 - 774 Seiten
...the Indians — he contemptuously replied : " These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy lo your raw American militia; but upon the King's regular...it is impossible they should make any impression." When at the Little Meadows, Col. Washington was taken seriously ill with a fever, and rendered unable... | |
| Washington Irving - 1857 - 1384 Seiten
...time to support one another.' " He smiled at my ignorance, and replied : ' These savages may indeed ba a formidable enemy to raw American militia, but upon...disciplined troops, sir, it is impossible they should make an impression.' I was conscious of an impropriety in my disputing with a military man in matters of... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1853 - 522 Seiten
...other." He smiled at my ignorance, and replied, " These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia; but upon the king's regular...of an impropriety in my disputing with a military ulan in matters of his profession, and said no more. The enemy, however, did not take the advantage... | |
| Washington Irving - 1855 - 566 Seiten
...Illinois country, I had conceived some doubts and some fears for the event of the campaign ; but I ventured only to say, ' To be sure, sir, if you arrive...disciplined troops, sir, it is impossible they should make an impression.' I was conscious of an impropriety in my disputing with a military man in matters of... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 522 Seiten
...other." He smiled at my ignorance, and replied, " These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia ; but upon the king's regular...man in matters of his profession, and said no more. The enemy, however, did not take the advantage of his army which I apprehended its long line of march... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1855 - 402 Seiten
...other." He smiled at my ignorance, and replied, " These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia ; but, upon the king's regular...man in matters of his profession, and said no more. .The enemy, however, did not take the advantage of his army, which, I apprehended, its long line ot... | |
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