 I ordered the front line to advance and charge with trailed arms, and rouse the Indians from their coverts at the point of the bayonet, and when up, to deliver a close and well-directed fire on their backs, followed by a brisk charge, so as not to give...  The Library of American Biography - Page 76by Jared Sparks - 1835Full view - About this book
 | Henry Trumbull - America - 1812 - 204 pages
...the front line to advance and charge with trailed arms, and rouse the Indians from their coverts at the point of the bayonet, and when up to Deliver a close and well directed fire on their becks, jbl178 jlowed ty a brisk charge so as not to give them time to .leu... | |
 | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft - America - 1825 - 510 pages
...the front line to advance and charge with trailed arms, and rouse the Indians from their coverts at the point of the bayonet, and when up to deliver a close and well-directed fire upon their backs, followed by a brisk charge so as not to give them time to load again. I also ordered... | |
 | Mann Butler - Clark's Expedition to the Illinois - 1834 - 418 pages
...were ordered to "advance and charge with trailed arms, and rouse the Indians from their coverts, at the point of the bayonet, and when up, to deliver a close and well directed fire on their i backs, followed by a brisk charge, so as not to give them time to load... | |
 | James Herring - United States - 1834 - 468 pages
...first, at the same time the first line was ordered to advance and charge, and " to rouse the Indians at the point of the bayonet, and when up, to deliver a close and well directed fire upon their backs, followed by a brisk charge, so as not to give them time to load... | |
 | James Hall - 1836 - 338 pages
...I ordered the front line to advance with trailed arms, and rouse the Indians from their coverts at the point of the bayonet ; and, when up, to deliver a close and well directed fire on their backs, followed by a brisk charge, so as not to give them time to load... | |
 | Isaac Rand Jackson - Campaign literature, 1840 - 1840 - 234 pages
...I ordered the front line to advance with trailed arms, and rouse the Indians from their coverts at the point of the bayonet; and, when up, to deliver a close and well directed fire on their backs, followed by a brisk charge, so as not to give them time to load... | |
 | Samuel Jones Burr - 1840 - 312 pages
...time I ordered the front line to advance with trailed arms and rouse the Indians from their coverts at the point of the bayonet ; and when up, to deliver a close and well directed fire 'on their backs, followed by a brisk charge, so as not to give them time to load... | |
 | Robert W. Lincoln - Presidents - 1842 - 610 pages
...I ordered the front line to advance with trailed arms, and rouse the Indians from their coverts at the point of the bayonet ; and when up, to deliver a close and well-directed fire on their backs, followed by a brisk charge, so as not to give them time to load again. I also ordered Captain Miss.... | |
 | John Brown Dillon - Indiana - 1843 - 482 pages
...the front line to advance and charge with trailed arms, and rouse the Indians from their coverts at the point of the bayonet, and when up, to deliver a close and well directed fire on their backs, followed by a brisk charge, so as not to give them time to load... | |
 | Henry Brown - Illinois - 1844 - 524 pages
...of legionary infantry to advance with trailed arms, and arouse the Indians from their coverts with the bayonet ; and when up, to deliver a close and well-directed fire on their backs, followed by a brisk charge, so as not to give them time to load again." These orders were promptly... | |
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