| William James - 1818 - 520 pages
...immediate attack. Accordingly, the troops adranted to within one mile of the fort, and having ascertained that the enemy had taken little or no precaution towards...an assault, whilst the Indians penetrated his camp. Brigadier-gen. Hull, however, prevented this movement, by proposing a cessation of hostilities, for... | |
| David Thompson (of Niagara, Ont.) - 1832 - 310 pages
...time the effusion of blood was saved by the exterminating General Hull sending out a proposition for a cessation of hostilities, for the purpose of preparing terms of capitulation. Lieutenant Colonel Me. Donald, provincial aid de camp, aud Captain Glegg, aid de camp to General Brock,... | |
| Isaac Brock - 1845 - 492 pages
...fort, and having ascertained that the enemy had taken little or no precaution towards the land side, I resolved on an assault, whilst the Indians penetrated...for the purpose of preparing terms of capitulation. Lieut.-Colonel J. M'Donell and Captain Glegg were accordingly deputed by me on this mission, and returned... | |
| Isaac Brock - 1847 - 518 pages
...fort, and having ascertained that the enemy had taken little or no precaution towards the land side, I resolved on an assault, whilst the Indians penetrated...for the purpose of preparing terms of capitulation. Lieut.-Colonel J. M'Donell and Captain Glegg were accordingly deputed by me on this mission, and returned... | |
| 1853 - 698 pages
...towards tho and side, I resolved on an assault, whilst the Indians penetrated his camp. Brgadier-Gcncral Hull, however, prevented this movement, by proposing...preparing terms of capitulation. Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonell and Captain Glegg were accordingly deputed by me on this mission, and returned within an... | |
| Gilbert Auchinleck - 1855 - 456 pages
...I resolved on an assault, whilst the Indians penetrated his camp. Br gadier-General Hull, hoivever, prevented this movement, by proposing a cessation of hostilities, for the purpose of preparing tenus of capitu latioп. Lieutenant-Colonel John Maedonell and Captain Glegg were accordingly deputed... | |
| Thomas Carter - 1861 - 644 pages
...The troops afterwards advanced to within one mile of the fort, when an assault was determined upon. Brigadier-General Hull, however, prevented this movement,...for the purpose of preparing terms of capitulation. The American troops that surrendered consisted of two thousand five hundred men, and were divided into... | |
| Thomas Carter, William Henry Long - 1893 - 796 pages
...The troops afterwards advanced to within one mile of the fort, when an assault was determined upon. Brigadier-General Hull, however, prevented this movement,...for the purpose of preparing terms of capitulation. The American troops that surrendered consisted of two thousand five hundred men, and were divided into... | |
| David Breakenridge Read - 1894 - 284 pages
...fort, and having learned \ \ \ that the enemy had taken little or no precaution toward the land side, I resolved on an assault, whilst the Indians penetrated...for the purpose of preparing terms of capitulation. Lieut.-Colonel John Macdonell and Captain Glegg were accordingly deputed by me on this mission, and... | |
| 1896 - 758 pages
...towards the laud side, I resolved on an assault, whilst the Indians penetrated his camp. Brigr. Genl. Hull however prevented this movement by proposing...for the purpose of preparing terms of capitulation, Lieut Colonel John MoDonell and Capt Glegg were accordingly deputed by me on this mission, and returned... | |
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