...troops alone," said he, "are equal to the exigencies of modern war, as well for defense as offense ; and whenever a substitute is attempted, it must prove illusory and ruinous. No militia will ever acquire the habits necessary to resist a regular force. The firmness requisite for the real...

...drew from Washington caustic reiterations of his former utterances. "Regular troops alone," he wrote, "are equal to the exigencies of modern war, as well...is attempted, it must prove illusory and ruinous. ... I have never yet been witness to a single instance that can justify a different opinion; and it...

...militia. Regular troops alone are equal to the exigencies of modern war, :\s well for defense as offense, and whenever a substitute is attempted it must prove illusory and ruinous. No militia will ever acquire the habit,- necessary to resist a regular force. Even those nearest to the seat of...

...militia. Regular troops alone are equal to the exigencies of modern war, as well for defense as offense, and whenever a substitute is attempted it must prove illusory and ruinous. No militia will ever acquire the habits necessary to resist a regular force. Even those nearest to the seat of...

...troops alone," said he, " are equal to the exigencies of modern war, as well for defense as offense ; and whenever a substitute is attempted, it must prove illusory and ruinous. No militia will ever acquire the habits necessary to resist a regular force. The firmness requisite for the real...

...troops alone," said he, " are equal to the exigencies of modern war, as well for defense as offense ; and whenever a substitute is attempted, it must prove illusory and ruinous. No militia will ever acquire the habits necessary to resist a regular force. The firmness requisite for the real...

..."Regular troops alone are equal to the exigences of modern war, as well for defence as offence, and when a substitute is attempted it must prove illusory and ruinous. No militia will ever acquire the habits necessary to resist a regular force. . . . The firmness requisite for...

...was a pre-eminent soldier. PART II THE MILITARY POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES "Regular troops are alone equal to the exigencies of modern war, as well for...is attempted it must prove illusory and ruinous." — GEORGE WASHINGTON. CHAPTER I THE POPULAR FAITH IN AN UNTRAINED MILITIA THE usual statement of our...

...was a pre-eminent soldier. PART II THE MILITARY POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES "Regular troops are alone equal to the exigencies of modern war, as well for...is attempted it must prove illusory and ruinous." — GEORGE WASHINGTON. CHAPTER I THE POPULAR FAITH IN AN UNTRAINED MILITIA THE usual statement of our...

...militia. Regular troops alone are equal to the exigencies of modern war, as well for defense as offense, and whenever a substitute is attempted it must prove illusory and ruinous. No militia will ever acquire the habits necessary to resist a regular force. Even those nearest to the seat of...