. The works of Washington Irving. ^^^r. ^^ Zbe Connecticut 3>tagoons 155 and as the general had no use for cavaliers inhis insular operations, they were forthwith dis-missed, with suitable acknowledgments fortheir truly chivalrous ardor. * The troops thus satirized, were a body ofbetween four and five hundred Connecticutlight-horse, under Colonel Thomas an appeal for aid to the governor of theirState, they had voluntarily hastened on in ad-vance of the militia, to render the most speedysuccor. Supposing, from the suddenness andurgency of the call upon their services, thatthey wer
. The works of Washington Irving. ^^^r. ^^ Zbe Connecticut 3>tagoons 155 and as the general had no use for cavaliers inhis insular operations, they were forthwith dis-missed, with suitable acknowledgments fortheir truly chivalrous ardor. * The troops thus satirized, were a body ofbetween four and five hundred Connecticutlight-horse, under Colonel Thomas an appeal for aid to the governor of theirState, they had voluntarily hastened on in ad-vance of the militia, to render the most speedysuccor. Supposing, from the suddenness andurgency of the call upon their services, thatthey were immediately to be called into actionand promptly to return home, they had comeoff in such haste, that many were unprovidedeven with a blanket or a change of clothing. Washington speaks of them as being for themost part, if not all, men of reputation andproperty. They were, in fact, mostly to their sorry jades, they were rough coun-try horses, such as farmers keep, not for show,but service. As to their dingy regimentals,we
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