 | William Harding Carter - 1915 - 336 pagina’s
...Point training proved its value, for following the Mexican War, General Winfield Scott wrote : "I give as my fixed opinion that, but for our graduated cadets,...probably would, have lasted some four or five years, with, in its first half, more defeats than victories falling to our share; whereas, in less than two... | |
 | Frederic Louis Huidekoper - 1915 - 806 pagina’s
...with less than 6,000 combatants, entered in triumph the enemy's capital." — Upton, p. 222. 113. " I give it as my fixed opinion that but for our graduated cadets the war betn'een the United States and Mexico might, and probably would, have lasted some four or five years,... | |
 | 1916 - 544 pagina’s
...officers of his brigade the elements of squad drill, left hia views to the Senate in the memorable words: I give it as my fixed opinion that but for our graduated...probably would, have lasted some four or five years, with, in its first half, more defeats than victories falling to our share; whereas in le.«a than two... | |
 | United States. War Department - 1916 - 28 pagina’s
...brigade the elements of squad drill, left his views to the Senate in the memorable words : I give Is as my fixed opinion that but for our graduated cadets...probably would, have lasted some four or five years, with, in its first half, more defeats than victories falling to our share ; whereas in less than two... | |
 | William Andrews Pew - 1917 - 232 pagina’s
...General Scott to the influence of military education. He said to the Senate of the United States : — "I give it as my fixed opinion that but for our graduated...probably would, have lasted some four or five years, with, in its first half, more defeats than victories falling to our share; whereas in less than two... | |
 | Harris Dickson - 1917 - 186 pagina’s
...establishing the military academy at West Point. General Scott himself has forcibly stated this reason, "I give it as my fixed opinion that but for our graduated...probably would, have lasted some four or five years, with, in its first half, more defeats than victories falling to our share. Whereas, in less than two... | |
 | United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs - 1920 - 62 pagina’s
...abundant time for reflection, gave it as his fixed opinion' "that but for the graduates of West Point the war between the United States and Mexico might, and probably would, have lasted four or five years, with, in its first half, more defeats than victories falling to our share, whereas... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Military Affairs - 1920 - 156 pagina’s
...abundant time for reflection, gave It as his fixed opinion " that bnt for the graduates of West Point, the war between the United States and Mexico might, and probably would have lasted four or five years with, in its first half, more defeats than victories falling to our share, whereas... | |
 | 1891 - 700 pagina’s
...completed the conquest of Mexico and California. General Scott has said (in a letter of June 21, 1860) : " I give it as my fixed opinion that, but for our graduated...probably would, have lasted some four or five years, with, in its first half, more defeats than victories falling to our share ; whereas, in less than two... | |
 | William Addleman Ganoe - 1924 - 650 pagina’s
...Academy, he bore no resentment to the West Pointer. He unhesitatingly said at the close of the war : "I give it as my fixed opinion that but for our graduated...probably would have lasted some four or five years, with, in its first half, more defeats than victories falling to our share; whereas in less than two... | |
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I give it as my fixed opinion that, but for our graduated cadets, the war between the United States and Mexico might, and probably would, have lasted some four or five years, with, in its first half, more defeats than victories falling to our share ;... 
