 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1834 - 588 Seiten
...from about fifty men, and loft his Excellency on the ground within eighty yards of the enemy, so vexed at the infamous conduct of the troops, that he sought death rather than lift;." — MS. Letter, September 17th. Dr. Gordon relates the incident nearly in the same way, though... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1835 - 582 Seiten
...from about fifty men, and left his Excellency on the ground within eighty yards of the enemy, so vexed at the infamous conduct of the troops, that he sought death rather than life.' — MS, Letter, September 1~ith. Dr. Gordon relates the incident nearly in the same way, though... | |
 | Robert Walsh - 1835 - 568 Seiten
...from about fifty men, and left his Excellency on the ground within eighty yards of the enemy, so vexed at the infamous conduct of the troops, that he sought death rather than life.'—MS. Letter, September 17(A. Dr. Gordon relates the incident nearly in the same way, though... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1836 - 574 Seiten
...about fifty " men, and left his Excellency on the ground " within eighty yards of the enemy, so vexed at " the infamous conduct of the troops that he " sought death rather than life." It is said that Washington, in his grief and shame, drew his sword, and threatened to run his... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1834 - 590 Seiten
...from about fifty men, and left his Excellency on the ground within eighty yards of the enemy, so vexed at the infamous conduct of the troops, that he sought death rather than life." — MS. Letter, September 17th. Dr. Gordon relates the incident nearly in the same way, though... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1839 - 588 Seiten
...from about fifty men, and left his Excellency on the ground within eighty yards of the enemy, so vexed at the infamous conduct of the troops, that he sought death rather than life." — MS. Letter, September 17th. Dr. Gordon relates the incident nearly in the same way, though... | |
 | Guizot (M., François) - 1840 - 216 Seiten
...from about fifty men, and left his Excellency on the ground within eighty yards of the enemy, so vexed at the infamous conduct of the troops, that he sought death rather than life." * On more than one occasion, also, when the opportunity appeared favorable, he displayed the... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1853 - 410 Seiten
...about fifty men, and left his Excellency on the ground " within eighty yards of the enemy, so vexed at the " infamous conduct of the troops that he sought death " rather than life." It is said that Washington,, in his grief and shame, drew his sword, and threatened to run his... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1853 - 426 Seiten
...about fifty men, and left his Excellency on the ground " within eighty yards of the enemy, so vexed at the " infamous conduct of the troops that he sought death " rather than life." It is said that Washington, in his grief and shame, drew his sword, and threatened to run *... | |
 | Charles Wentworth Upham - 1856 - 422 Seiten
...about fifty men, and left his Excellency on the ground, within eighty yards of the enemy, so vexed at the infamous conduct of the troops, that he sought death rather than life." Dr. Gordon, in his History, (vol. ii. p. 327,) gives the following account of his transported... | |
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Fellows's and Parsons's whole brigade ran away from about fifty men, and left his Excellency on the ground within eighty yards of the enemy, so vexed at the infamous conduct of the troops, that he sought death rather than life. 
