James Wolfe, Man and SoldierL. Carrier & Company, 1928 - 333 sider "It has recently been stated, on high authority, that 'there is scarcely a place for another life' of Wolfe; and I am fully aware of my rashness in writing this book. But, if we except Mrs. Wolfe-Aylward's Pictorial life of James Wolfe, which did not claim to be more than a commentary on its admirable illustrations, no biography of Wolfe has appeared for eighteen years. Meanwhile, newly-discovered evidence of great interest has shed fresh light on his character and exploits, and has been summarised and discussed in scattered articles or in books which are primarily concerned with other subjects. It seemed to me therefore that I was warranted in making an attempt to set down what scholarship now permits us to say and think about him"--Preface. |
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... soldiers to level incomparably , makes the recruits steady , and removes the foolish apprehension that seizes young soldiers when they first load their arms with bullets . We fire , first singly , then by files , 1 , 2 , 3 , or more ...
... soldiers to level incomparably , makes the recruits steady , and removes the foolish apprehension that seizes young soldiers when they first load their arms with bullets . We fire , first singly , then by files , 1 , 2 , 3 , or more ...
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... soldiers at so high a rate . · • " Our clothes , our arms , our accoutrements , nay even our shoes and stockings are all improper for this country . " Some of Wolfe's strictures were due to the fact that in Nova Scotia it had become the ...
... soldiers at so high a rate . · • " Our clothes , our arms , our accoutrements , nay even our shoes and stockings are all improper for this country . " Some of Wolfe's strictures were due to the fact that in Nova Scotia it had become the ...
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... soldiers . The control of the flotilla of boats was entrusted to Captain Chads , whom the troops were instructed to obey im- plicitly . An extra gill of rum was to be served and taken into the boats ; the soldiers were to have with them ...
... soldiers . The control of the flotilla of boats was entrusted to Captain Chads , whom the troops were instructed to obey im- plicitly . An extra gill of rum was to be served and taken into the boats ; the soldiers were to have with them ...
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