A Wilderness of Miseries: War and Warriors in Early AmericaBloomsbury Academic, 3 dec 1980 - 250 pagina's |
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Pagina 24
... noted , moreover , that civilians " came to be the major factor in planning " during the last phase of Britain's Revolutionary strategy . By shifting the center of the conflict southward after 1778 , Whitehall clearly hoped to reap a ...
... noted , moreover , that civilians " came to be the major factor in planning " during the last phase of Britain's Revolutionary strategy . By shifting the center of the conflict southward after 1778 , Whitehall clearly hoped to reap a ...
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... noted that the Indians were " frying in the fire " and their blood quenched the inferno ; how " horrible was the stink and stench , " he complained . Following another encounter , an Indian survivor stated that he had " seen the most ...
... noted that the Indians were " frying in the fire " and their blood quenched the inferno ; how " horrible was the stink and stench , " he complained . Following another encounter , an Indian survivor stated that he had " seen the most ...
Pagina 80
... noted , " civilizes them [ the soldiers ] , takes down their Temper , tames the Fierce- ness of their Natures , forms their minds to virtue , learns ' em to carry it with a just Deference to Superiours . . . . " A Southerner , on the ...
... noted , " civilizes them [ the soldiers ] , takes down their Temper , tames the Fierce- ness of their Natures , forms their minds to virtue , learns ' em to carry it with a just Deference to Superiours . . . . " A Southerner , on the ...
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The Nature of American | 1 |
War and Society | 3 |
The Indian Wars | 29 |
Copyright | |
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