Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . e fire andthe extent of their lines, that the enemywere in full force in front, in possessionof their favorite ground, and endeavoringto turn the American left flank. He there-fore gave orde
Our first century: being a popular descriptive portraiture of the one hundred great and memorable events of perpetual interest in the history of our country, political, military, mechanical, social, scientific and commercial: embracing also delineations of all the great historic characters celebrated in the annals of the republic; men of heroism, statesmanship, genius, oratory, adventure and philanthropy . e fire andthe extent of their lines, that the enemywere in full force in front, in possessionof their favorite ground, and endeavoringto turn the American left flank. He there-fore gave orders for the second line toadvance and support the first, and directedMajor-General Scott to gain and turn theright flank of the savages, with the wholeof the mounted volunteers, by a circuitousroute; at the same time, the front line wasordered to advance and charge with trailedarms, and rouse the Indians from theircoverts at the point of the bayonet, andwhen up to deliver a close and well-directedfire on their backs, followed by a briskcharge, so as not to give them time toload again. All these orders were obeyed with spirit I 152 OUR FIRST CENTURY.—1776-1876. and promptitude; but such was the im-petuosity o£ the cliarge by the first line ofinfantry, that the Indians and Canadianmilitia and volunteers were driven fromtheir coverts in so short a time, that,although every possible exertion was used. LllTLE TIUTLE. by the officers of the second line of thelegion, and by Generals Scott, Todd, andBarbee, of the mounted volunteers, to gaintheir proper positions, only a part of eachcould get up in season to participate in theaction,—the enemy being driven, in thecourse of one hour, more than two miles,through the thick woods, bj less than one-half their numbers. Thus did this power-ful horde of savages, who had assumed todictate terms and throw down the gauntletto the American nation, abandon them-selves to flight, and floe in terror and dis-may, before Wayne and liis victoriousar
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