 | William H. Snowden - 1902 - 138 sidor
...certain death, and at last in spite of all the efforts of ihe officers to the contrary they broke and ran as sheep pursued by dogs, and it was impossible to rally them. The general, Braddock, was wounded and died three days alter. Sir Peter Halket was killed on the field... | |
 | John Frederick Schroeder - 1903 - 540 sidor
...greatly, there being nearly sixty killed and wounded ; a large proportion of the number we had." " In despite of all the efforts of the officers to the...pursued by dogs, and it was impossible to rally them." " The general was wounded, of which he died three days after. Sir Peter Halket was killed in the field,... | |
 | John Frederick Schroeder - 1903 - 588 sidor
...of his escaped. In short, the dastardly behavior of the Regular troops (so-called) exposed those who were inclined to do their duty to almost certain death ; and, at length, in despite of every effort to the contrary, broke and ran as sheep before hounds, leaving the... | |
 | Henry Smith Williams - 1904 - 768 sidor
...one of his was left. In short, the dastardly behaviour of those they call regulars exposed all others that were inclined to do their duty to almost certain...pursued by dogs, and it was impossible to rally them." — WASHINGTON.* H. w. — VOL. xxiii. P [1755 *.u ] The calamities of this disgraceful rout did not... | |
 | Frederick Robertson Jones - 1904 - 618 sidor
...developed into a headlong flight. "Despite all the efforts of the officers to control," said Washington, "they ran as sheep pursued by dogs, and it was impossible to rally them." Braddock himself had received a mortal wound and died several days after, and was buried by the wayside.... | |
 | 1904 - 612 sidor
...developed into a headlong flight. " Despite all the efforts of the officers to control," said Washington, " they ran as sheep pursued by dogs, and it was impossible to rally them." Braddock himself had received a mortal wound and died several days after, and was buried by the wayside.... | |
 | William H. Snowden - 1904 - 132 sidor
...certain death, and at last in spite of all the efforts of the officers to the contrary they broke and ran as sheep pursued by dogs, and it was impossible to rally them. The general, Braddock, was wounded and died three days after. Sir Peter Halket was killed on the field... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1905 - 572 sidor
...all killed The dastardly behavior of those they called regulars exposed all others, that were ordered to do their duty, to almost certain death ; and, at...pursued by dogs, and it was impossible to rally them." To his brother he writes : " As I have heard, since my arrival at this place, a circumstantial account... | |
 | Benson John Lossing - 1905 - 352 sidor
...of those they call regulars," Washington wrote to his mother from Cumberland, " exposed all others that were inclined to do their duty to almost certain death ; and at last, despite of all the efforts of the officers to the contrary, they ran, as sheep pursued by dogs, and... | |
 | Daniel Webster, Fred Newton Scott - 1905 - 172 sidor
...thirty were left alive. . . . The dastardly behavior of the Regular troops (so-called) exposed those who were inclined to do their duty, to almost certain death ; and at length in despite of every effort to the contrary, broke and ran as sheep before hounds, leaving the... | |
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In short, the dastardly behavior of those they call regulars exposed all others, that were inclined to do their duty, to almost certain death ; and, at last, in despite of all the efforts of the officers to the contrary, they ran, as sheep pursued by... 
