This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 Excerpt: ...two nights' march in the middle of winter, in a time of frightful rain-, and drenched as they were on leaving the river; but they were inured to fatigue, and of temperament strong and vigorous, making often five, six, or seven leagues a day our ordinary journeys in England, without ever leaving stragglers behind; and ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1870 Excerpt: ...two nights' march in the middle of winter, in a time of frightful rain-, and drenched as they were on leaving the river; but they were inured to fatigue, and of temperament strong and vigorous, making often five, six, or seven leagues a day our ordinary journeys in England, without ever leaving stragglers behind; and they would have been able even to destroy an army of ten thousand men of regular troops, in marching alone, if they had inclined always to follow us. We always had a principal object in the disposition of our marches--to keep the English constantly in uncertainty with regard to our movements, the towns to which we intended to go, and the roads we were to take; continually changing our course, it behoved them to remain in inaction until they should ascertain our true point of rendezvous for the rejunction of our columns, which made them lose a great deal of time. The column conducted by Lord George (Murray) arrived the next day, in the morning, at Annan, where it rested the 22d, and reached Moffat the 23d. On the 24th it quitted the road which it had followed till then, which led directly to Edinburgh, and took a road across to the left to proceed to Glasgow, where its junction with that of the Prince was effected on the 26th, the column of the Prince having stopped the 21st at Ecclefechan, the 22d at Dumfries, and the 23rd took the route straight to Glasgow; and Lord Elcho with the cavalry reached that city the 25th, the morning watch after the arrival of these two columns. The Duke of Cumberland in uncertainty, by our movements, of our designs, gave over following us, and the two English armies halted at Carlisle. Two officers in the service o France, Messieurs Brown and Gordon, who had been left at Carlisle, came to join us again on our...
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