 | John Marshall - 1804 - 562 pages
...immediately retire under the cannon of the town; while defeat would cer V tainly annihilate the republican army. General Thomas, therefore, with the advice of...stores, fell into the hands of the enemy. Unfortunately two ton of powder just sent down by General Schuyler, and five hundred stand of small arms., likewise... | |
 | Presidents - 1832 - 564 pages
...Under these circumstances, victory was scarcely possible, and could have produced no important effect. General Thomas, therefore, with the advice of the...military stores, fell into the hands of the enemy. The army continued its retreat to the Sorcl, where General Thomas was seized with the small pox, of... | |
 | John Marshall - Presidents - 1836 - 536 pages
...Under these circumstances, victory was scarcely possible, and could have produced no important effect. General Thomas, therefore, with the advice of the...military stores, fell into the hands of the enemy. The army continued its retreat to the Sorel, where General Thomas was seized with the small pox, of... | |
 | Arthur St. Clair, William Henry Smith - Indians of North America - 1881 - 644 pages
...great disorder to Point Deschambault, forty-eight miles above Quebec. "Many of the sick, with all of the military stores, fell into the hands of the enemy....General Schuyler, and five hundred stand of small arms."1 After halting at Point Desehambault for a few days, General Thomas retreated to the mouth of... | |
 | Arthur St. Clair, William Henry Smith - Biography & Autobiography - 1882 - 634 pages
...great disorder to Point Deschambault, forty-eight miles above Quebec. "Many of the sick, with all of the military stores, fell into the hands of the enemy....General Schuyler, and five hundred stand of small arms." 1 After halting at Point Deschambault for a few days, General Thomas retreated to the mouth of the... | |
 | Arthur St. Clair, William Henry Smith - Biography & Autobiography - 1882 - 648 pages
...great disorder to Point Deschambanlt, forty-eight miles above Quebec. "Many of the sick, with all of the military stores, fell into the hands of the enemy. Unfortunately, to their quantity were added two tone of powder, just sent down by General Schuyler, and rive hundred stand of small arms." 1 After... | |
 | Arthur St. Clair, William Henry Smith - Biography & Autobiography - 1882 - 658 pages
...great disorder to Point Deschambault, forty-eight miles above Quebec. "Many of the sick, with all of the military stores, fell into the hands of the enemy. Unfortunately, to their quantity 1 The whole amount of hard money in the Continental Treasury at this period was £1,f.62 Is 3d. a.... | |
 | John Marshall - Presidents - 1926 - 578 pages
...Under these circumstances, victory was scarcely possible, and could have produced no important effect. General Thomas, therefore, with the advice of the...military stores, fell into the hands of the enemy. The army continued its retreat to the Sorel, where General Thomas was seized with the smallpox, of... | |
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General Thomas therefore with the advice of the field officers about him, determined not to risk an action, and ordered his troops to retreat up the river. This was done with much precipitation, and many of the sick with all the military stores, fell... 