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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... soon bore fruit in an affray which began by a quarrel between a soldier and a butcher and led to the deaths of many on both sides . After this , however , the municipal authorities issued a drastic decree which deterred the townsfolk ...
... soon bore fruit in an affray which began by a quarrel between a soldier and a butcher and led to the deaths of many on both sides . After this , however , the municipal authorities issued a drastic decree which deterred the townsfolk ...
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... soon as the French saw we presented they all fell down , and when we had fired they got up , and marched close to us in tolerable good order , and gave us a brisk fire , which put us into some disorder and made us give way a little ...
... soon as the French saw we presented they all fell down , and when we had fired they got up , and marched close to us in tolerable good order , and gave us a brisk fire , which put us into some disorder and made us give way a little ...
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... soon afterwards . Three hundred of them perished through the foundering of their ship about 100 miles from the English coast , the crew actually taking to the boats and leaving them to their fate . Four regiments were stationed as a ...
... soon afterwards . Three hundred of them perished through the foundering of their ship about 100 miles from the English coast , the crew actually taking to the boats and leaving them to their fate . Four regiments were stationed as a ...
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