Colburn's United Service Magazine and Naval and Military Journal, Parte2H. Colburn, 1831 |
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... cause of free- dom and civilization , from the ruin that must follow any decisive victory gained by either of the contending parties . We must be alike prepared to say to autocrats or demagogues , " Thus far shall ye go , and no farther ...
... cause of free- dom and civilization , from the ruin that must follow any decisive victory gained by either of the contending parties . We must be alike prepared to say to autocrats or demagogues , " Thus far shall ye go , and no farther ...
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... cause cavalry tactics are in principle less faulty ; so that the weakness of that force has been owing less to its constitution than to the manner in which it has been understood and used ; whereas the strength of the infantry , such as ...
... cause cavalry tactics are in principle less faulty ; so that the weakness of that force has been owing less to its constitution than to the manner in which it has been understood and used ; whereas the strength of the infantry , such as ...
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... cause as the rest of the nation ; there was no leader capable of inspiring it with enthusiasm , and worse than all , it had been defeated in every encounter , and in a manner too that could not fail to convince both parties of the ...
... cause as the rest of the nation ; there was no leader capable of inspiring it with enthusiasm , and worse than all , it had been defeated in every encounter , and in a manner too that could not fail to convince both parties of the ...
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... cause on the first turn of fortune , and abandoned his devoted followers , without even offering his own worthless life in ransom for their blood , to the savage cruelty of a conqueror , whose defeats were less disgraceful than his ...
... cause on the first turn of fortune , and abandoned his devoted followers , without even offering his own worthless life in ransom for their blood , to the savage cruelty of a conqueror , whose defeats were less disgraceful than his ...
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... cause it is only by being made to pay for the impressive lessons of ex- perience , that our vanity allows us to profit by them . After the first expedition to the Persian gulf , 500 sepoys , trained and instructed in the European manner ...
... cause it is only by being made to pay for the impressive lessons of ex- perience , that our vanity allows us to profit by them . After the first expedition to the Persian gulf , 500 sepoys , trained and instructed in the European manner ...
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