QUOTES WITH «FLAG OF TRUCE»
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flag of truce.
In a few days an officer came to our camp, under a flag of truce, and informed Hamilton, then a captain of artillery, but afterwards the aid of General Washington, that Captain Hale had been arrested within the British lines condemned as a spy, and executed that morning.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLAG OF TRUCE»
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flag of truce in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Sceptres and Crowns, and the
Flag of Truce, by the Author
of ...
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed.
Susan Bogert Warner, 2012
2
Lincoln on Trial: Southern Civilians and the Law
of War
Communicating with the enemy under a flag of truce was an old custom under
the laws of war. From the very beginning of the conflict, Federal officers in the
field had communicated with their Confederate counterparts under flags of truce,
...
3
The Nelson Touch: The Life and Legend
of Horatio Nelson
In the letter he wrote to Emma that night he was almost candid: 'I sent a flag of
truce on shore with a kind note which instantly brought off the adjutant general of
H.R.H.'s with a civil message wishing to know the precise meaning of my flag of ...
4
The Flags
of the Confederacy: An Illustrated History
Congressman Miles had argued in the 1863 flag debate that "the white flag . . .
would not be taken for a flag of truce — it was the old French Bourbon flag"; but
the flag had been considered by many as looking too much like a flag of truce.
Cannon, Jr., Devereaux D.
You will perceive, Sir, by the inclofed paper, that a flag of truce was fent to receive
Major Andre, and paflports granted for his return, I therefore can have no doubt
but your Excellency will immediately direct, that this officer has permiffion to ...
6
Alutar: the Great Demon (Demonstone Chronicles #7):
In the distance, three Rangers sat astride their Occan mounts, and a white flag of
truce was planted in the road. "But we are leaving Karamin," the captain
protested. Colonel Rhio also was not taking the situation well. He signaled for
two ...
7
The Gentleman's Magazine (London, England)
The flag of truce returned e?rly the next morning, having on-board a committee of
the Provifional Government, a captain of artillery, and a lieutenant of the Batavi.
111 navy, to treat for the furrender of the colony, which was done, and the articles
...
8
Instructions and Regulations Recommended to the Junior ...
On the approach of a flag of truce, one of the videts will advance and halt it at
such distance as will prevent any of the party who compose it from overlooking
the picquet-posts. The other videt will acquaint the Officer commanding the
picquet of ...
9
The Loyalists in North Carolina During the Revolution
In December, 1777, Cornell and John London, also a merchant of North Carolina
, arrived in New Bern from New York on the brig Edwards under a flag of truce
obtained from Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton and Commodore Holtron in ...
10
[Fort Pillow massacre, inquiry and testimony]
They at first sent in a flag of truce demanding a surrender, which Major Booth,
then commanding the post, (Major Booth, of the 6th United States heavy artillery,
colored.) refused. Shortly after this Major Booth was shot through the heart and
fell ...
Thomas H. Haskell, Andrew Dickson White
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLAG OF TRUCE»
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flag of truce is used in the context of the following news items.
Keeping Our Southern History
However, this flag was not an ideal design, since it displayed so much white that it was often mistaken for a flag of truce. Next, the third and final ... «Rheaheraldnews, Jul 15»
A brief history of the Confederate National Flag
It could easily be mistaken for the international flag of truce, and it was too easily soiled. The third and final Confederate National Flag was ... «WMBF, Jul 15»
Confederate flag will fly at Speedway
The Second National flag was subsequently modified due to the similarity to a flag of truce. The Third National flag was the adopted flag of the ... «Daytona Times, Jul 15»
Symbols in Our Schools: What Messages Do They Send?
It was eventually redesigned with a band of red on the end--a necessary change because it otherwise gave the appearance of a flag of truce ... «Education Week, Jun 15»
The Establishment Of The Protectorate (Part 6) “Have You A …
... Sechele had referred to an earlier incident in which his fellow Kgosi had been seized by a Boer commando under a flag of truce, which had ... «Mmegi Online, Jun 15»
How the Open Container Project Agreement Affects You
... Red Hat, and Goldman Sachs had all rallied together under a flag of truce to declare the existence of a new standard for virtualization that the ... «CMSWire, Jun 15»
The Confederacy's pathetic case of flag envy
The Stainless Banner, it turned out, did look too much like a flag of truce and did get dirty. As one Confederate major put it, the flag was “very ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
Political Cartoons from a Golden Age of British Satire
... Marie Louise of Austria, who alternately screams her hatred for him and taunts him with promise of a “flag of truce” while calling him “Boney. «Hyperallergic, Jun 15»
150 YEARS AGO: Cooper County man banished in 1863 reports …
... Jackson led 15 men into “Camp Switzler,” the militia camp at the Columbia fairgrounds, under a flag of truce. Each man surrendered his arms ... «Columbia Daily Tribune, Jun 15»
Flag symbolism remains an important, unifying force
... Confederate flag in the American Civil War used a lot of white, but was eliminated because it was being mistaken in battles as a flag of truce. «The Courier-Journal, Jun 15»
