A Wilderness of Miseries: War and Warriors in Early AmericaBloomsbury Academic, 3 dec 1980 - 250 pagina's |
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Pagina 111
... officers first tried to cajole the troops , then " endeavored to soothe the Yankee temper . . . with an abundance of fair promises . " The grumbling ceased , but conditions remained the same . The " officers had been too crafty for us ...
... officers first tried to cajole the troops , then " endeavored to soothe the Yankee temper . . . with an abundance of fair promises . " The grumbling ceased , but conditions remained the same . The " officers had been too crafty for us ...
Pagina 119
... officers . On General Sullivan's expedition against the Indians in Pennsylvania and New York in 1779 , officers were furnished with a quart of whiskey for every pint issued to the men ; moreover , officers were ordered to see " that ...
... officers . On General Sullivan's expedition against the Indians in Pennsylvania and New York in 1779 , officers were furnished with a quart of whiskey for every pint issued to the men ; moreover , officers were ordered to see " that ...
Pagina 120
... officers and enlistees . Officers might be dishonorably discharged , but they were not flogged , made to run the gauntlet , pilloried , or incarcerated on a bread and water diet ; no American officer was executed by the American army ...
... officers and enlistees . Officers might be dishonorably discharged , but they were not flogged , made to run the gauntlet , pilloried , or incarcerated on a bread and water diet ; no American officer was executed by the American army ...
Inhoudsopgave
The Nature of American | 1 |
War and Society | 3 |
The Indian Wars | 29 |
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