 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 574 pages
...rally them, in hopes of The General was wounded, of which he died three days after. Sir Peter Halket was killed in the field, where died many other brave...without a wound, though I had four bullets through ray coat, and two horses shot under me. Captains Orme and Morris, two of the aids-de-camp, were wounded... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1834 - 574 pages
...dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability or expectation ; for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped unhurt, although death was levelling my companions on every side of me ! We have been most... | |
 | George Washington - United States - 1834 - 574 pages
...dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human probability or expectation ; for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet escaped unhurt, although death was levelling my companions on every side of me ! We have been most... | |
 | Samuel G. Drake - Indians of North America - 1837 - 654 pages
...contrary, they ran, as sheep pursued by dogs, and it was impossible to rally them." " Sir Peter Halket was killed in the field, where died many other brave...officers. I luckily escaped without a wound, though I had 4 bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me. Cuptains Orme and Moms, two of the aids-de-camp,... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 650 pages
...in a letter to his brother, "I have been protected beyond all human probability or expectation ; for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet I escaped unhurt, although death was levelling my companions on every side of me." So bloody a... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 654 pages
...in a letter to his brother, "I have been protected beyond all human probability or expectation ; for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet I escaped unhurt, although death was levelling my companions on every side of me." So bloody a... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1837 - 658 pages
...in a letter to his brother, "I have been protected beyond all human probability or expectation ; for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet I escaped unhurt, although death was levelling my companions on every side of me." So bloody a... | |
 | Jared Sparks - Presidents - 1839 - 666 pages
...a letter to his brother, " I have been protected beyond all human probability or expectation ; for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet I escaped unhurt, although death was levelling my companions on every side of me." So bloody a... | |
 | 1839 - 648 pages
...a letter to his brother, ' I have been protected beyond all human probability or expectation ; for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me, yet I escaped unhurt, although death was levelling my companions on every side of me.' So bloody a... | |
 | Samuel George Arnold - 1840 - 238 pages
...dispensations of Providence, I have been protected beyond all human ' probability or expectation ; for I had four bullets through my coat, and two horses shot under me ; yet I escaped unhurt, although death was levelling my companions on every side of me." That he should... | |
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In short, the dastardly behaviour of those they call regulars exposed all others that were inclined to do their duty to almost certain death ; and at last, in despite of all the efforts of the officers to the contrary, they ran, as sheep pursued by dogs,... 
