 | Henry Lee - 1827 - 484 Seiten
...had been diminished by the enemy's fire, but particularly by sickness; and the strength and spirits of those in the works were much exhausted by the fatigue...and unremitting duty. Under all these circumstances, 1 thought it would have been wanton and inhuman lo the last degree to sacrifice the lives of this small... | |
 | Henry Lee - 1827 - 486 Seiten
...diminished by the enemy'b fire; but particularly by sickness; and the strength and spitils ol tlinse in thr works were much exhausted by the fatigue of constant watching and unremitting duty. Under nil these circumstances, I thought ,U would have been w:inton and inhuman to the last degree to sacrifice... | |
 | John Graves Simcoe - 1844 - 374 Seiten
...been " diminished by the enemy's fire; but particularly by sick" ness, and the strength and spirits of those in the works " were much exhausted by the...degree, to sacrifice the lives of this small body of gal" lant soldiers, who had ever behaved with so much fidelity " and courage, by exposing them to an... | |
 | Charles Cornwallis Marquis Cornwallis - 1859 - 1114 Seiten
...had been diminished by the enemy's fire, but particularly by sickness, and the strength and spirits of those in the works were much exhausted, by the...thought it would have been wanton and inhuman to the hist degree to sacrifice the lives of this small body of gallant soldiers, who had ever behaved with... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1859 - 710 Seiten
...had been diminished by the enemy's fire, but particularly by sickness, and the strength and spirits of those in the works were much exhausted by the fatigue of constant watehing and unremitting duty. " Under all these cireumstances I thought it would have been wanton... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1860 - 766 Seiten
...exhausted by the fatigue of constant watehing and uuremitting dnty. " Under all these cireumstances I thought it would have been wanton and inhuman to the last degree, to saerifice the lives of this small body of gallant soldiers who had ever behaved with SO much fidelity... | |
 | Sir John William Kaye - 1867 - 516 Seiten
...expected. " Under all these circumstances, I thought," he wrote afterwards to Sir Henry Clinton, " it would have been wanton and inhuman to the last degree to sacrifice the lives THE SURRENDER OP YORK TOWN. 25 of this small body of gallant soldiers, who had ever behaved 1781. with... | |
 | Henry Lee, Robert Edward Lee - 1869 - 668 Seiten
...had been diminished by the enemy's fire, but particularly by sickness; and the strength and spirits of those in the works were much exhausted by the fatigue...had ever behaved with so much fidelity and courage, DV exposing them to an assault, which, from the numbers and precaution of the enemy, could not fail... | |
 | Edwin Martin Stone - 1884 - 834 Seiten
...was constantly diminishing the number of able-bodied men. " The strength and spirits of those within the works were much exhausted by the fatigue of constant watching and unremitting duty." Ammunition for the heavy ordnance was growing scarce, and for protracting the defence, the British... | |
 | Edwin Martin Stone - 1884 - 830 Seiten
...was constantly diminishing the number of able-bodied men. "The strength and spirits of those within the works were much exhausted by the fatigue of constant watching and unremitting duty." Ammunition for the heavy ordnance was growing scarce, and for protracting the defence, the British... | |
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Our numbers had been diminished by the enemy's fire, but particularly by sickness, and the strength and spirits of those in the works were much exhausted, by the fatigue of constant watching and unremitting duty. 
