British exploits in South America; a history of British activities in exploration, military adventure, diplomacy, science, and trade, in Latin American . apidly became accustomed, those others who foughtin the neighborhood of the Equator found themselves inless fortunate case. Apart from the circumstances of climate and diet towhich the British troops took a considerable time to ac-custom themselves, the ferocity with which the campaignwas waged in the North had no parallel in the Northern generals were of all sorts and conditions ofmen. There were one or two who possessed an intelle
British exploits in South America; a history of British activities in exploration, military adventure, diplomacy, science, and trade, in Latin American . apidly became accustomed, those others who foughtin the neighborhood of the Equator found themselves inless fortunate case. Apart from the circumstances of climate and diet towhich the British troops took a considerable time to ac-custom themselves, the ferocity with which the campaignwas waged in the North had no parallel in the Northern generals were of all sorts and conditions ofmen. There were one or two who possessed an intellectalmost comparable with that of Bolivar; though no otherpossessed his genius. There were brave and chivalrous,if completely unlettered, guerilla leaders such as there were many others who rose like dusky foamto the top of a critical situation by mere brute force andan unscrupulous intrigue of which even the most ignorantcan be capable. Moreover, since the ordinary Northerntroops were almost entirely of Indian and Negro blood,with a mere sprinkling of white officers, the measures inretaliation for the atrocities initiated by the Spaniards. u^.^^ % ^-^/?^...J GENER.\L SAN MARTIN SOUTH AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE 169 were only too thorough. On more than one occasion theBritish legion was officially reproved for not having par-ticipated in the slaughter that was decreed by the exigen-cies of a war of extermination to follow a victory. Certainly nothing could have raised the passions ofthe Northern people more effectually than the Spanishmethods. That they were not the work of the better classSpanish regulars will be evident when the nature of thesedeeds is considered. From the earliest days of the warit had been agreed that no quarter should be offered oraccepted on either side. The massacre of surrenderedgarrisons was, therefore, an aifair which was acceptedas a matter of course. To what lengths this calculatedpolicy was carried may be gathered from some sentencesof an interce
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