The Journals And Correspondence Of General Sir Harry Calvert Bart PDF Download

Excerpt from The Journals and Correspondence of General Sir Harry Calvert, Bart., G. C. B. And G. C. H., Adjutant-General of the Forces Under H. R. H. The Duke of York: Comprising the Campaigns in Flanders and Holland in 1793-4; With an Appendix, Containing His Plans for the Defence of the Country in Case of Invasion From the Opening of the campaign until after the route of the Camp de Cesar, about August 13, 1793, when the allied armies divided, and the Duke of York marched towards Dunkirk, our arms met with uninterrupted prosperity. From that period, until we were driven out of Holland, during the rigorous winter of 1794-5, our occasional successes were deeply chequered by reverse. In the letters and journals contained in these pages, we may learn with equal exactness the causes of success and defeat. In driving the French out of the Low Countries, we were in reality fighting in defence of England; but through the continuance of that mercy with which Providence has for centuries past exempted England from being the seat of foreign war, the scene of action lay on the banks of the Scheldt and Sambre, and not on those of the Thames. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.