“The Marquis went to Boston the day before the action, and did not return until last night, just as we were leaving the Island. He went to wait upon the Admiral, to learn his further intentions, and to get him to return again and complete the expedition, if possible.”

Letter to George Washington (August 1778)

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "The Marquis went to Boston the day before the action, and did not return until last night, just as we were leaving the …" by Nathanael Greene?
Nathanael Greene photo
Nathanael Greene 126
American general in the American Revolutionary War 1742–1786

Related quotes

Nathanael Greene photo
Athanasius of Alexandria photo
Nathanael Greene photo
Nathanael Greene photo
Letitia Elizabeth Landon photo
Arrian photo

“No Indian ever went outside his own country on a warlike expedition, so righteous were they.”

Arrian, Anabasis Alexandri, Book VII : Indica, as translated by Edgar Iliff Robson (1929), p. 18

Robert Falcon Scott photo

“The Beardmore Glacier is not difficult in fine weather, but on our return we did not get a single completely fine day; this with a sick companion enormously increased our anxieties.”

Robert Falcon Scott (1868–1912) Royal Navy officer and explorer

Journal, 29 March 1912 http://www.spri.cam.ac.uk/museum/diaries/scottslastexpedition/

George S. Patton IV photo
Anne Brontë photo
Edwin Arlington Robinson photo

Related topics