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. 1787 edition. Excerpt: ... I bear no refentment to that general; his virtues and his vices are now out of the queftion; and whether he continues a landjobber in Virginia, or the prefident of Congrefs, is totally indifferent. The expofition of truth is all my defign. Succefs animates a mercenary army; Mr. Wafhington had no hold on this ...
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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. 1787 edition. Excerpt: ... I bear no refentment to that general; his virtues and his vices are now out of the queftion; and whether he continues a landjobber in Virginia, or the prefident of Congrefs, is totally indifferent. The expofition of truth is all my defign. Succefs animates a mercenary army; Mr. Wafhington had no hold on this chain of union. The capture of Lord Cornwallis's army was the effedt of joint operation and French artillery. The furprize of Wafhington at Brandywine, and defeat at German Town, have not added to his reputation; and the terming his repulfe at Monmouth a defeat of the Britim army, proved, that having aflumed French politics, he was intoxicated with their manners. The Congrefs called it a victory, the army knew the term to be a "difhonourable gaSconade." Soldiers draw their conclufions, not from gazettes which they hear, but from operations to which they contribute. The army having little reafon to rely on the abilities of the general, we mall now fee what right it had to confide in the military talents of thofe fecondary perfons, the intermediate links between the com G mander mander in chief and the army, the general officers, whom Mr, Wafhington trufted and employed. M. Fayette, whom I again call, in the Marquis de Chaftellux's terms, ." a Gafcon as well as the reft of them," was diftinguifhed in every American Gazette by name, and no where by action. General Wayne, indefatigable, adive, and brave, had made fome amends, by his taking of Stoney Point, for having himfelf been circumvented by fir Charles Grey in a fituation moft difgraceful to a foldier, that of being furprifed by an army, whofe motions he was fent to oblerve $ if he The Marquis de la Fayete's claim tp any military reputation I abfolutcly deny; that he was a man of political...
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