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Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers WASHINGTON THE YOUNG SURVEYOR "Turn your guns around on them! Stop them!" The command was given in peremptory tones to a demoralized group of soldiers. Not waiting for them to carry out his orders, the young officer who gave them leaped from his horse, and with his own hands turned one of the guns upon the advancing foe. Had it been the Argonne Forest, and the year 1918, it would have been a machine gun that the officer manned. But the time was over a century and a half earlier than this--and the weapon a light brass field-piece, which after being fired once, must be painfully reloaded. Meanwhile, the redskins came on. The young officer, whose name has come down to history as George Washington, was trying to stem the tide of defeat. It was the fateful day when old General Braddock of the British army received his first and fatal lesson in Indian warfare. Says an old Pennsylvania ranger who was also in the fray: "I saw Col. Washington spring from his panting horse, and seize a brass field-piece as if it had been a stick. His look was terrible. He put his right hand on the muzzle, his left hand on the breach; he pulled with this, he pushed with that, and wheeled it round, as if it had been a plaything. It furrowed the ground like a ploughshare. He tore the sheet-lead from the touch-hole; then the powder-monkey rushed up with the fire, when the cannon went off, making the bark fly from the trees, and many an Indian send up his last yell and bite the dust." Yet this resourceful officer, fighting almost single-handed against certain defeat, was then only a young man a few months past twenty-one. He was displaying the same qualities which were later to make him the commander-in-chief o

These 12 tales give a particular illustration of 12 notable soldiers from the late two hundred years. Every tale uncovers the primary life of the solder, to follow his work up from childhood during the developmental years. These details elucidate the best soldier of earlier years. A synopsis is contained from the preface of the volume. Most often has been drafted of the famous soldiers all over the world, that it is a subject of significant self-assurance to try to introduce another book on the matter in all capacity up to date. However, the First World War has not only grabbed all the world's attention a modern team of warlike creatures, it has also strengthened and gave a boost to our awareness in those of a previous day. The helixes of antiquities ascend far back. We can greatly welcome our leaders these days and their concerns, by contrasting them with the leaders and concerns of yesteryear. Waterloo delivers on the latest feature when seen from Vimy Ridge. The new volume consists of 12 of the best soldiers in the past and present. The data is of evenly apportioned with British, French, and American leaders, and is kept to the past two centuries. Every man chosen is conventional of a specific time and duty. The story of his life includes a message of explicit relevance and worth. Joseph Walker McSpadden is renowned for his composition of Robin Hood. "He was a young man of five-and-twenty, well built, though a trifle meagre, and of pale complexion. He had hair that was very nearly black, and a clean-shaven face, best described, perhaps, as of bureaucratic type. The clothes he wore were of expensive material, but had seen a good deal of service. His stand-up collar curled over at the corners, and his necktie was lilac-sprigged." (from Robin Hood)

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This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.

This book includes a round dozen of the great soldiers of yesterday and today. The list is about equally divided among British, French, and American leaders, and is confined to the last two centuries. Each man selected is typical of a particular time and task. His life story contains a message of definite interest and value. George Washington, Ulysses Simpson Grant, Robert E. Lee, Napoleon, Duke of Wellingotn (Arthur Wellesley), Henry William Gordon, Frederick Roberts, Herbert Horatio Kitchener, Douglas Haig, Joseph Jacques Ceaire Joffre, Ferdinand Foch, and John F. Pershing.