Narrative of the Expedition which Sailed from England in 1817, to Join the South American Patriots: Comprising Every Particular Connected with Its Formation, History, and Fate; with Observations and Authentic Information Elucidating the Real Character of the Contest, Mode of Warfare, State of the Armies, &c |
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... desperate nature of the service ) , that there remained no alternative but that of
attaching ourselves to some of the other corps , which , although daily declining
in strength , and much disorganized , had not as yet been actually disembodied .
... desperate nature of the service ) , that there remained no alternative but that of
attaching ourselves to some of the other corps , which , although daily declining
in strength , and much disorganized , had not as yet been actually disembodied .
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likewise conducted by both parties , on principles at variance with every feeling of
honour and humanity ; whilst the extreme difficulty attendant on a departure from
the patriot service of those who once actually join their standard , renders every ...
likewise conducted by both parties , on principles at variance with every feeling of
honour and humanity ; whilst the extreme difficulty attendant on a departure from
the patriot service of those who once actually join their standard , renders every ...
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A blanket , with a hole cut in the middle , let over the head , and tightened round
the body by a buffalo thong , has been frequently the dress of the officers ; and
one of them who witnessed the fact , assured me , that suchwas actually the ...
A blanket , with a hole cut in the middle , let over the head , and tightened round
the body by a buffalo thong , has been frequently the dress of the officers ; and
one of them who witnessed the fact , assured me , that suchwas actually the ...
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... campaigns bloody and destructive ; desolation marks the progress of those
hostile bands , to whose inveterate enmities the innocent and unoffending
inhabitants are equally the victims , with those actually opposed to them in
military strife .
... campaigns bloody and destructive ; desolation marks the progress of those
hostile bands , to whose inveterate enmities the innocent and unoffending
inhabitants are equally the victims , with those actually opposed to them in
military strife .
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tual feelings of friendly regard between our late Colonel and the officers on board
the Britannia ; for , although no longer actually under the command of Colonel
Gilmore in a military point of view , yet considering the peculiarity of our situation
...
tual feelings of friendly regard between our late Colonel and the officers on board
the Britannia ; for , although no longer actually under the command of Colonel
Gilmore in a military point of view , yet considering the peculiarity of our situation
...
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| Título | Narrative of the Expedition which Sailed from England in 1817, to Join the South American Patriots: Comprising Every Particular Connected with Its Formation, History, and Fate; with Observations and Authentic Information Elucidating the Real Character of the Contest, Mode of Warfare, State of ... [Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary ... ] |
| Autor | James Hackett |
| Editor | J. Murray, 1818 |
| Procedencia del original | la Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
| Digitalizado | 21 Abr. 2008 |
| Largo | 144 páginas |
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