| Earl John Russell Russell - 1866 - 426 pages
...proceedings of the Irish Government. Speaking of the army under his command, he said : " That it was in a state of licentiousness which must render it formidable to every one but the enemy."* Pitt's connection with the great Tory party made it easy for him to proscribe the Roman Catholics ;... | |
| 1869 - 608 pages
...frequency of COurU-martial, and the many complaints of the conduct of the troops in this kingdom, having too unfortunately proved the army to be in a state...render it formidable to every one but the enemy ; the Commander-inChief thinks it necessary to demand from all generals commanding districts and brigades,... | |
| John Mitchel - 1869 - 316 pages
...frequency of courts-martial, and the many complaints of the conduct of the troops in this kingdom, having too unfortunately proved the army to be in a state...render it formidable to every one but the enemy ; the Commander-inChief thinks it necessary to demand from all generals commanding districts and brigades,... | |
| Thomas Nicolas Burke - 1873 - 252 pages
...great cruelties and crimes, and the many complaints of the conduct of the troops in this kingdom, has too unfortunately proved the army to be in a state of licentiousness that renders it formidable to every one, except the enemy." Then he threw up his commission in disgust... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords - 1875 - 592 pages
...courts martial, and the many complaints of irregularities in the conduct of the troops in that Kingdom, had too unfortunately proved the army to be in a state...render it formidable to every one but the enemy.' On the 1 8th of April, 1798, the following order was issued by Major-General Duff: — ' The Commander-in-Chief... | |
| Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords - 1875 - 592 pages
...courts martial, and the many complaints of irregularities in the conduct of the troops in that Kingdom, had too unfortunately proved the army to be in a state...licentiousness, which must render it formidable to every one bnt the enemy.' On the 1 8th of April, 1 798, the following order was issued by Major-General Duff:... | |
| Thomas Erskine May - 1875 - 530 pages
...and cruelty, unchecked by the civil power. 2 Sir Ealph Abercromby, in a general order, had declared ' the army to be in a state of licentiousness, which...render it formidable to every one but the enemy.' 3 In vain had that humane and enlightened soldier attempted to restrain military excesses. Thwarted... | |
| English history - 1881 - 888 pages
...by the military, notified in general orders " that the irregularities of the troops in Ireland had unfortunately proved the army to be in a state of licentiousness which must render it formidable to everyone but the enemy." Having also failed to impress the minds of those in power with his own ideas,... | |
| Charles George Walpole - 1882 - 668 pages
...courts-martial, and the many complaints of irregularities in the conduct of the troops in this kingdom, having too unfortunately proved the army to be in a state...render it formidable to every one but the enemy, the commander-in-chief thinks it necessary to demand from all generals commanding districts and brigades,... | |
| William Edward Hartpole Lecky - 1890 - 504 pages
...many complaints of irregularities in the conduct of the troops in this kingdom,' they said, ' having too unfortunately proved the army to be in a state...licentiousness which must render it formidable to everyone but the enemy,' it had become necessary to enjoin all commanding officers ' to compel from... | |
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