| Charles Lee - Generals - 1792 - 464 pages
...coming upon them, terrifies and difturbs the enemies' attention to his bufinefs. 5th. An arrow ftriking in any part of a man, puts him hors du combat till it is extracted. 6th. Bows and arrows are more eafily provided everywhere than mufkets and ammunition. Polydore VirgiL,... | |
| 1810 - 612 pages
...discharging one bullet. :id. His object is not taken from his view bv the smoke of his own side, •1th. A flight of arrows seen coming upon them, terrifies and disturbs the enemies' attention to his business. 5th. An arrow striking in any part of a man putihim hon du combal... | |
| Charles Lee, Edward Langworthy - United States - 1813 - 356 pages
...business. 6th. Bows and arrows are more easily provided every where than muskets and ammunition. 5th. An arrow striking in any part of a man puts him hors du combat till it is extracted. Polydore Virgil, speaking of one of our battles against the French in Edward the Third's reign, mentions... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1825 - 324 pages
...coming upon them terrifies and disturbs the enemy's attention to his business. 5. An arrow sticking in any part of a man, puts him hors du. combat till it is estracted. 6. Bows and arrows are more easily provided every where than muskets and ammunition. Polydore... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1831 - 310 pages
...as truly with a bow as with a common musket. 2. He can discharge four arrows in the time oi charging and discharging one bullet. 3. His object is not taken...disturbs the enemy's attention to his business, 5. Anarrow sticking in any part of a man, puts him liors du combat till it is extracted. 6. Bows and arrows... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1831 - 314 pages
...arrows in the time ••Imrging and discharging one hullet. 3. His ohject is not taken from his view hy the smoke of his own side. 4. A flight of arrows seen coming upon them terrifies and disturhs the enemy's attention to his husiness. 5. An arrow sticking in any part of a man, puts him... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - American essays - 1834 - 310 pages
...as truly with a bow ai with a common muskeu 2. He can discharge four arrows in the time ot Charging and discharging one bullet. 3. His object is not taken from his view by the Gmoke of his own side. 4. A flight of arrows seen coming upon them terrifies and disturbs tlio enemy's... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - Statesmen - 1839 - 96 pages
...musket. 2. He ean diseharge four arrows in the time of eharging and diseharging one bullet. 3. His objeet is not taken from his view by the smoke of his own side. 4. A flight of arrows seen eoming upon them terrifies and disturbs the enemy's attention to his business. 5. An arrow stieking... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1839 - 590 pages
...musket. 2dly. He can discharge four arrows in the time of charging and discharging one bullet. 3dly. His object is not taken from his view by the smoke of his own side. 4thly. A flight of arrows, seen coming upon them, terrifies and disturbs the enemies' attention to... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1840 - 596 pages
...musket. 2dly. He can discharge four arrows in the time of charging and discharging one bullet. 3dly. His object is not taken from his view by the smoke of his own side. 4thly. A flight of arrows, seen coming upon them, terrifies and disturbs the enemies' attention to... | |
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