American Heritage, Volume 11,Nummer 1Published for the American Association for State and Local History, 1959 |
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Pagina 29
... Wolfe's merit and the disasters that had befallen earlier commanders , that when the Duke of Newcastle declared that Wolfe was mad , he retorted : " Mad , is he ? Then I hope he will bite some of my other generals . " Wolfe sailed from ...
... Wolfe's merit and the disasters that had befallen earlier commanders , that when the Duke of Newcastle declared that Wolfe was mad , he retorted : " Mad , is he ? Then I hope he will bite some of my other generals . " Wolfe sailed from ...
Pagina 105
... Wolfe had to take risks to lure the enemy into the open . In this case the risks were slight . Wolfe's command of the river gave him the power of movement , for reinforcement of either por- tion if engaged . His troop distribution gave ...
... Wolfe had to take risks to lure the enemy into the open . In this case the risks were slight . Wolfe's command of the river gave him the power of movement , for reinforcement of either por- tion if engaged . His troop distribution gave ...
Pagina 108
... Wolfe's position precarious . But a military appreciation must consider the moral as well as the material elements , and Wolfe's appear- ance on the Plains of Abraham , close to the city , was a moral challenge an opponent could hardly ...
... Wolfe's position precarious . But a military appreciation must consider the moral as well as the material elements , and Wolfe's appear- ance on the Plains of Abraham , close to the city , was a moral challenge an opponent could hardly ...
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