The centennial of the United States Military academy at West Point, New York1802-1902 . GENERALS OF THE MEXICAN WAR. Services of Graduates in tlie If^ar of 1812. 587 or Greene in command, risks might be fairl}- taken whichunder some of their successors of 1812 would have provedsuicidal. Excepting onl}- the rawest militia, it is true, as ageneral statement, that the rank and file and most of the regi-mental officers were much nearer their proper military idealsthan were most of those who at first held high those who directed the general strategy it may be suffi-cient to sa} that, wi
The centennial of the United States Military academy at West Point, New York1802-1902 . GENERALS OF THE MEXICAN WAR. Services of Graduates in tlie If^ar of 1812. 587 or Greene in command, risks might be fairl}- taken whichunder some of their successors of 1812 would have provedsuicidal. Excepting onl}- the rawest militia, it is true, as ageneral statement, that the rank and file and most of the regi-mental officers were much nearer their proper military idealsthan were most of those who at first held high those who directed the general strategy it may be suffi-cient to sa} that, with the exploits of Napoleon ringing intheir ears for fifteen 3ears, the}? 3?et persisted, year after yearand campaign after campaign, in trying to conquer the Brit-ish in Canada by invading on three separate and distinctlines, embracing a front of nearly a thousand miles, and with-out rapid communication or any concert between the threecommanding generals. The rank and file, as a rule, were hardy men, fine shots,experienced hunters, and more or less accustomed to hard-ships similar
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