 | Albert Deane Richardson - 1868 - 644 páginas
...acquired much prominence there. General Scott testified : — " But for our graduated cadets, the war with Mexico might, and probably would, have lasted some four or five years, with more defeats than victories falling to our share, whereas in less than two campaigns we conquered a... | |
 | United States. Bureau of Education - 1894 - 692 páginas
...California. Gen. Scott has said (in a letter of June 21, 1860): "I give it as my fixed opinion th-it, but for our graduated cadets, the war between the...to our share; whereas, in less than two campaigns wo conquered a great country and a peace, without the loss of a single battle or skirmish." It is something... | |
 | John Austin Stevens, Benjamin Franklin DeCosta, Henry Phelps Johnston, Martha Joanna Lamb, Nathan Gillett Pond - 1877 - 838 páginas
...General Scott said, in reference to the United States Military Academy, June 21, 1860 : " I give it as my fixed opinion that, but for our graduated cadets,...probably would, have lasted some four or five years, within its first half more defeats than victories falling to our share ; whereas, in less than two... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1878 - 734 páginas
...testimony given by General Scott to a national commission in July, 1800. " I give it," he says, " as my fixed opinion that but for our graduated cadets the...probably would, have lasted some four or five years, within its first half more defeats than victories falling to our share, whereas in less than two campaigns... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1878 - 614 páginas
...testimony given by General Scott to a national commission in July, 1860. "I give it," he says, "as my fixed opinion that but for our graduated cadets the...probably would, have lasted some four or five years, within its first half more defeats than victories falling to our share, whereas in less than two campaigns... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - 1879 - 630 páginas
...testimony given by General Scott to a national commission in July, I860. "I give it," he says, "as my fixed opinion that but for our graduated cadets the...probably would, have lasted some four or five years, within its first half more defeats than victories falling to our share, whereas jn less than two campaigns... | |
 | 1880 - 1178 páginas
...was mainly indebted for its disci pi i ne." " I give it as my fixed opinion," wrote General Scott, "that but for our graduated cadets, the war between...Mexico might and probably would have lasted some four and five years, with, in its first half, more defeats than victories falling to our share; whereas,... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1887 - 920 páginas
...explicit testimony given by General Scott to a national commission in July, Ib60: "I give it as my fixed opinion that but for our graduated cadets the war between the I'uitcil States and Mexico might, and probably would, have lasted some four or five years, within its... | |
 | 1896 - 758 páginas
...give it as my fixed opinion that but for our own graduated cadets the war between the United State? and Mexico might, and probably would, have lasted...defeats than victories falling to our share ; whereas in two campaigns we conquered a great country and a peace without the loss of a single battle or skirmish.... | |
 | James Grant Wilson - 1897 - 456 páginas
...Point graduates of whom General Scott later said, before a congressional committee, " I give it as my fixed opinion that but for our graduated cadets the war between the United States and Mexico would have lasted four or five years, with, in its first half, more defeats than victories fallen... | |
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I give it as my fixed opinion that but for our graduated cadets the war between the United States and Mexico might and probably would have lasted four or five years with, in its first half, more defeats than victories falling to our share ; whereas in... 
