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" The fortune of war, General Gates, has made me your prisoner," to which the conqueror, returning a courtly salute, promptly replied, "I shall always be ready to bear testimony, that it has not been through any fault of your excellency. "
Historical Collections of the State of New York: Containing a General ... - Page 497
by John Warner Barber, Henry Howe - 1842 - 608 lehte
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Gentleman Johnny Burgoyne: Misadventures of an English General in the Revolution

Francis Josiah Hudleston - 1927 - 408 lehte
...war, General Gates, has made me your prisoner,' to which the conqueror, returning a courtly salute, replied, 'I shall always be ready to bear testimony...has not been through any fault of your excellency.' " Riedesel gives exactly the same words in his account of this historic scene. An artist has pictured...
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Patriots

A. J. Langguth - 1989 - 644 lehte
...courtly salute, Gates seemed to have prepared his remarks for the occasion. He said without hesitation, "I shall always be ready to bear testimony that it...has not been through any fault of Your Excellency." At that, one of Burgoyne's generals came forward. He had served with Gates in the British Army, and...
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The Long Fuse: How England Lost the American Colonies, 1760-1785

Don Cook - 1995 - 446 lehte
...General," Burgoyne said, "have made me your prisoner." "I shall always be ready," Gates replied politely, "to bear testimony that it has not been through any fault of your Excellency." Gates returned Burgoyne's sword and invited him to be his guest at dinner — a menu of plain field...
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Redcoats and Rebels: The American Revolution Through British Eyes

Christopher Hibbert - 2002 - 420 lehte
...General,' Burgoyne said, 'have made me your prisoner.' 'I shall always be ready,' Gates politely replied, 'to bear testimony that it has not been through any fault of Your Excellency. ' This was, indeed, characteristic of Gates's behaviour throughout the engagement: he seemed almost...
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The Early Settlers of the Bahamas and Colonists of North America

A. Talbot Bethell - 2009 - 218 lehte
...courtly salute, " that it has not been through any fault ot your Excellency." Major-General Pixillips then advanced, and he and General Gates saluted and...with the familiarity of old acquaintances. The Baron Riedessel and other officers were introduced in their turn. General Gates, with great delicacy, consented...
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Lectures on the Growth and Development of the United States, 3. köide

Edwin Wiley - 1915 - 324 lehte
...General Burgoyne, raising his hat most gracefully, said, 'The fortune of war, General Gates, has made me your prisoner;' to which the conqueror, returning...through any fault of your excellency.' Major-general Philips then advanced, and he and General Gates saluted, and shook hands with the familiarity of old...
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History of the United States: From the Earliest Period to the ..., 1. köide

Jesse Ames Spencer - 1858 - 610 lehte
...General Burgoyne, raising his hat most gracefully, said, ' The fortune of war, General Gates, has made me your prisoner ;' to which the conqueror, returning...has not been through any fault of your excellency.' MajorVOL. I.— 66 Early in October, while Burgoyne's condition was daily becoming more and more critical,...
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How the Flag Became Old Glory

Mrs. Emma Look Scott - 1915 - 198 lehte
...made me your prisoner." General Gates, not to be outdone in polite address, returned the sword and replied, "I shall always be ready to bear testimony...has not been through any fault of your Excellency." The generals and their officers then sat down to a table improvised of boards laid across barrels and...
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