Outlines of the Life And Public Services Civil And Military of William Henry H
Outlines of the Life And Public Services Civil And Military of William Henry H
Cushing Caleb
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Such troops were unquestionably competent to the defensive purposes contemplated for them by the Government. But, in addition to this, General Harrison was to operate offensively ; he was to re- pair the disasters of Hull's misconduct, to retake De- troit, and carry the war into the enemy's country ; and, in doing this, he was to act against the experi- enced officers and well-disciplined troops of Britain. Besides which, the point was remote from the source of his supplies, while the interveni...ng country was a trackless and swampy wilderness, almost impassable for heavy wagons, swarming with hostile savages', and where the troops, though ever so little encumber- ed with baggage, could advance but slowly, and with incessant labor ; and the difficulties thus caused were tenfold augmented by the fact, that many of the most indispensable munitions of war were yet wanting, — magazines and depots to be provided, — and a commis- sariat, covering so extensive and so impracticable a the- atre of operations, to be created almost out of nothing.
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