Morgan, and, what is strange and difficult to account for, at the very moment when their entire discomfiture was looked for with a confidence approaching to certainty, the Kentucky reinforcements, in whom so much reliance had been placed, ingloriously... Chronological History of the West Indies - Página 576por Thomas Southey - 1827Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1815 - 436 páginas
...to a certainty, the Kentucky reinforcements, in whom so much reliance had been placed, ingloriouslv fled, drawing after them, by their example, the remainder...course now abandoned ; not however until the guns bad be«H spiked. This unfortunate route bad totally ebanged the aspect of affairs. The enemy now occupied... | |
| political register - 1815 - 650 páginas
...a certainty, the l Kentucky reinforcements, in whom so much reliance had been placed, inglorionsly fled, drawing after them, by their example, the remainder...of the forces ; and thus yielded to the enemy that mo-it fortunate position. The batteries, which had rendered me for many days the most important service,... | |
| William Cobbett - 1815 - 228 páginas
...— • • % f 168 Kentucky reinforcements, in whom so much reliance had been placed, ingloriously fled, drawing after them, by their example, the remainder of the forces; and thus yielding to the enemy that most important position. The batteries which had rendered me, for many days,... | |
| Samuel R. Brown - 1815 - 382 páginas
...was looked for with a confidence approaching to certainty, the Kentucky reinforcements, ingloriously fled, drawing after them, by their example, the remainder of the forces; and thus yielding to the enemy that most fortunate position. The batteries which had rendered me, for many days,... | |
| Arsène Lacarrière Latour - 1816 - 490 páginas
...to certainty, the Kentucky re-enforcements, in whom so much reliance had been placed, ingloriously fled, drawing after them, by their example, the remainder of the forces; and thus yielding to th« enemy that most formidable position. The batteries which had rendered me, for many... | |
| Thomas H. Palmer - 1816 - 518 páginas
...moment when their entire discomfiture was looked for with confidence, the Kentucky militia ingloriously fled, drawing after them, by their example, the remainder of the forces. Commodore Patterson, who commanded the batteries, was of course forced to abandon them, after spiking... | |
| Heman Allen Fay - 1817 - 294 páginas
...approaching to certainty, the Kentucky reinforcements, in whom so much reliance had been placed, ingloriously fled, drawing after them, by their example, the remainder of the forces, and thus yielding to the enemy the most fortunate position. — The batteries, Avhich had rendered me, for many... | |
| Thomas Wilson - 1817 - 344 páginas
...attack, it must have produced his entire destruction ; but, unfortunately, the Kentucky reinforcements fled, drawing after them, by their example, the remainder of the forces, and leaving the 5atteries to the enemy .; not, however, until after the guns were spiked. W hile General... | |
| William James - 1818 - 616 páginas
...by their example, the remainder of the forr.es; and thus yielding to the enemy that most formidable position. The batteries which had rendered me, for...course, now abandoned; not, however, until the guns hod been spiked. This unfortunate rout had totally changed the aspect of affairs. The enemy now occupied... | |
| John Brannan - 1823 - 520 páginas
...was looked for with a confidence approaching to certainty, the Kentucky reinforcements ingloriously fled, drawing after them, by their example, the remainder of the forces ; and thus yielding to the enemy that most fortunate position. The batteries which had rendered me for many days,... | |
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