 We have continual skirmishes ; old people, seventy years of age, and boys of fifteen, fire at our detachments, and kill or wound our men from the edges of the woods. Every man able to bear arms, both above and below Quebec, is in the camp of Beauport....  The Siege of Quebec and the Battle of the Plains of Abraham - Side 11av Sir Arthur George Doughty, George William Parmelee - 1901Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1840 - 528 sider
...cannot affect it. I meant to attack the left of their entrenchments, favoured by our artillery, the 31st July. A multitude of traverses prevented, in some...extremely dissatisfied ; but, curbed by the force of this government, and terrified by the savages that are posted round about them, they are obliged to... | |
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1838 - 552 sider
...cannot affect it. I meant to attack the left of their entrenchments, favoured by our artillery, the 31st July. A multitude of traverses prevented, in some...extremely dissatisfied ; but, curbed by the force of this government, and terrified by the savages that are posted round about them, they are obliged to... | |
 | William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - 1838 - 534 sider
...cannot affect it. I meant to attack the left of their entrenchments, favoured by our artillery, the 31st July. A multitude of traverses prevented, in some...The old men, women, and children are retired into thewoods. The Canadians are extremely dissatisfied ; but, curbed by the force of this government, and... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1844 - 608 sider
...continual skirmishes ; old people, seventy years " of age, and boys of fifteen, fire at our detach" ments, and kill or wound our men, from the edges " of the woods."* Incensed at such conduct, the General adopted, or at least connived at, a cruel retaliation. All the... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1844 - 628 sider
...continual skirmishes ; old people, seventy years " of age, and boys of fifteen, fire at our detach" ments, and kill or wound our men, from the edges " of the woods." * Incensed at such conduct, the General adopted, or at least connived at, a cruel retaliation. All... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1853 - 446 sider
...they remained quiet, and took no part in the war. " Now, on the contrary," as he states himself, " we have continual skirmishes ; old " people, seventy...or wound our men, from the " edges of the woods."* Incensed at such conduct, the General adopted, or at least connived at, a cruel retaliation. All the... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1853 - 520 sider
...they remained quiet, and took no part in the war. " Now, on the contrary," as he states himself, " we have continual skirmishes ; old " people, seventy...or wound our men, from the " edges of the woods."* Incensed at such conduct, the General adopted, or at least connived at, a cruel retaliation. All the... | |
 | Robert Wright (biographer.) - 1864 - 670 sider
...Canadian army. We have continual skirmishes , old people seventy years of age, and boys of fifteen fire on our detachments, and kill or wound our men from the...arms, both above and below Quebec, is in the camp at Beauport. The old meo. women, and children are retired into the woods. The Camdians are extremely... | |
 | Charles Austin Beard - 1906 - 696 sider
...provided they remained quiet and took no part in the war. "Now, on the contrary," as he states himself, "we have continual skirmishes; old people, seventy...kill or wound our men, from the edges of the woods." Incensed at such conduct, the general adopted, or at least connived at, a cruel retaliation. All the... | |
 | Beckles Willson - 1909 - 616 sider
...Canadian army. We have continued skirmishes ; old people seventy years of age, and boys of fifteen fire on our detachments, and kill or wound our men from the...arms, both above and below Quebec, is in the camp at Beauport. The old men, women, and children are retired into the woods. The Canadians are extremely... | |
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