 | Frederic Harrison - 1905 - 262 Seiten
...time. You may ravage — you cannot conquer ; it is impossible : you cannot conquer the Americans. I might as well talk of driving them before me with this crutch ! " In October 1777 General Burgoyne surrendered his whole army prisoners of war. Before the news reached... | |
 | Walford Davis Green - 1906 - 492 Seiten
...the impending danger of French action. " You talk of your powerful forces to disperse their army ; I might as well talk of driving them before me with this crutch." " What will you do out of the protection of your fleet? In the winter, if your men are together, they... | |
 | Albert von Ruville - 1907 - 470 Seiten
...your numerous friends to annihilate the Congress, and of your powerful forces to disperse their army : I might as well talk of driving them before me with this crutch.' He next enlarged upon the importance of the American colonies to England, maintained that trade with... | |
 | Albert von Ruville - 1907 - 468 Seiten
...your numerous friends to annihilate the Congress, and of your powerful forces to disperse their army : I might as well talk of driving them before me with this crutch.' He next enlarged upon the importance of the American colonies to England, maintained that trade with... | |
 | Henry Montagu Butler - 1912 - 44 Seiten
...freemen. You may ravage, you cannot conquer. It is impossible. You cannot conquer the Americans. ... I might as well talk of driving them before me with this crutch.' A bold stroke for a gouty invalid, but, coming from such a man at such a crisis and with such a voice... | |
 | Basil Williams - 1913 - 450 Seiten
...: you cannot conquer the Americans. You talk ... of your powerful forces, to disperse their army : I might as well talk of driving them before me with this crutch ! ... If you conquer them, what then ? You cannot make them respect you, you cannot make them wear... | |
 | Charles Hooper Jarvis - 1917 - 248 Seiten
...declared : ' You may ravage, you cannot conquer ; it is impossible : you cannot conquer the Americans. I might as well talk of driving them before me with this crutch.' Later in the same year he was speaking against the use of German mercenaries in the war, and said :... | |
 | Charles Leonard Frost Robinson - 1917 - 192 Seiten
...You may ravage," he said; "you cannot conquer. It is impossible. You cannot conquer the Americans. I might as well talk of driving them before me with this crutch." With the manuscript of the "Provisional Act for Settling the Troubles in America " is a very interesting... | |
 | Martha Joanna Lamb - 1921 - 616 Seiten
...independence to America., while; England might be said to have anything in her power to give. He urged for an immediate suspension of hostilities. In his opinion...of Americans to dispose of their own property. The debute which ensued called forth the highest energies of both contending parties. But the motion was... | |
 | William Henry Hudson, Irwin Scofield Guernsey - 1922 - 778 Seiten
...confidence of his countrymen. the Americans. You talk ... of your powerful forces to disperse their army ; I might as well talk of driving them before me with this crutch." 1 But for the moment George III and his ministers were carrying everything before them, and the course... | |
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You may ravage — you cannot conquer ; it is impossible : you cannot conquer the Americans. You talk of your numerous friends to annihilate the congress, and of your powerful forces to disperse their army : I might as well talk of driving them before... 
