Colonels Glover and Moylan, speaking of the "old colors," was written (the date of the latter was Oct.
Here he was put on his trial before a Military Commission composed of Sir James Duff, Lord Roden, Colonels Eden and Foster, and Major Hall.
The besieged had drawn four regiments of foot from Cavan alone, and were probably twice that number in all; and they had, in Colonels Wolseley and Berry, able and energetic officers.
There were present O'Moore and Maguire, of the civilians, and Colonels Plunkett, Byrne, and McMahon of the army.
On the 20th, the Marshal opened a fierce cannonade on Carrickfergus, defended by Colonels McCarthy More and Cormac O'Neil, while the fleet bombarded it from sea.
He heard of the defection on the 5th, and immediately directed Colonels Yates, Van Vechten, and Henry K.
Colonels Brener, Nixon, and Buckminster were wounded, and Major Moore was killed.
Among the Americans who were killed in the battle were Colonels Adams and Colburn, valuable officers.
He was accompanied by Colonels Warner, Williams, and Brush.
Lieutenant-colonels Livingston, Bruyn, and Claghery, and Majors Hamilton and Logan, were made prisoners.
Three colonels presided at three successive meetings, and gave the work their strong moral support.
Mr. Hume, and Colonels Davies and Evans supported the original resolution, declaring that the shuffling mode of proceeding adopted by government in regard to this question, rendered it impossible to repose confidence in ministers.
These two bodies were commanded byColonels Mac Donald and Mac Leod.
It was opposed byColonels Sibthorp and Tyrrell, Sir George Clerk, Sir George Warrender, and Mr. William Peel, who merely repeated Sir Robert Peel in an ineffective manner.
Among them were Generals Barnard and Airey, Colonels Steele and Blane, Captains Colville, Lindsay, &c.
The day for my opening ceremony was fixed upon by General Simpson; and my friend Colonel Seymour very kindly assisted me in many ways, and even wrote letters of invitation to the colonels and officers of the different regiments.
Colonels Walker, De Bathe, and the late Colonel Drummond's habitations were selected as a home by the wandering tribe of gipsies.
For letters of approval from generals of division, colonels in command of regiments, medical and other authorities, see Addenda.
I paid my respectful farewell visits to Lord Rokeby, General Craufurd, Colonels Drummond, Foley, &c.
It was the desire of Governor Morton to have these raw recruits commanded, as far as possible, as colonels and other staff officers, by men who had already seen service and were experienced in actual fighting.
I am doing most of the business of the regiment, both of the colonels being sick.
The colonelsof the other regiments wanted Veatch to stay at Lamine, but Colonel Morgan and I urged him on, knowing that we were equal to two to one, or even three, on the prairie with our long-range guns.
I am very busy, both the colonelsand quartermaster being sick.
In that battalion promoted colonels did duty as sergeants; the generals captained the companies; a marshal of France, Prince of the Empire, commanded the whole.
Colonels without regiments, D'Hubert and Feraud carried the musket in the ranks of the sacred battalion--a battalion recruited from officers of all arms who had no longer any troops to lead.
This is the faithful record of speeches exchanged during the retreat from Moscow by Colonels Feraud and D'Hubert.
The colonels and generals, who entered on their career subsequent to them, murmured at finding themselves placed under their tutelage.
I knew that colonels in action should ride behind their regiments, and wondered if this colonel knew his place, or would he be fool enough to go right ahead of his men?
However, I thought it was my duty to make a little speech, acknowledging the honor conferred upon me, as I had read that generals and colonels did when promoted.
The colonels of these three bodies were ordered to say nothing of their intended movement, and to issue no orders until within half an hour of the time named.
Colonels Piles and Baudine covered the right wing with their regiments; Colonels Rouvray and Pouilly the left.
There was a brief interchange of further hot words between the Brigadier, Colonel Bellinger, and John Frey on the one side, and the mutinous colonels and men on the other.
There came a hurly-burly of confusion and tumult as the shouts of the crowd grew more vehement, and one of the refractory colonels impetuously drew his sword and half turned as if to give the command himself.
This fact, and some trifling differences between my uniform and that of the militia colonels and majors, had attracted notice, not wholly of an admiring sort.
Sergeants netted three dollars and sixty cents; while the lieutenants received twenty-two, the captains thirty, and the colonels sixty dollars.
Thereat the colonelsput their heads together; and then my case was re-opened, with Sevier as spokesman.
But now as we were about to march I was dragged before the committee of colonels and put to the question.
As to this, I took counsel with Richard Jennifer whilst the colonels were setting their commands in order for the march and loading the prisoners with the captured guns and ammunition.
When the morning freight train which left this city reached Big Shanty, Lieutenant-Colonels R.
They allowed us the privilege of counsel, and we employed two good Union men, Colonels Baxter and Temple, who volunteered their services.
Hard lines for the two Colonels and our poor lads, sir," said Gedge, with his face puckering up.
Whatever they were, they made straight for the gates, and the two Colonels walked down to meet them.
The general, reaching the tower a few minutes before me and observing a white flag displayed from the nearest portion of the enemy's lines toward the batteries below, sent out Colonels Harvey and Childs to hold a parley.
The latter announced the appointment on his part ofColonels Herrera, Gutierrez de Villa Nueva, and Lieutenant-Colonel Robles.
General Clinch and Colonels Samuel Parkhill and Read crossed over, and, in conjunction with General Call, began the construction of rafts on which the baggage and stores could be crossed over.
The brigade consisted of four corps of mounted infantry, underColonels Alderson, De Lisle, Pilcher, and Henry.
The policy of passive resistance having run to its extreme limits, the colonels decided to place the commandant under arrest--to detain him in the building and trust to luck.
Joining forces with Colonels Sevier and Campbell, a bold attack was planned and made on the notorious General Ferguson, encamped on King's Mountain.
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