The Pendulum of War by Richard Feltoe

Author:Richard Feltoe
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Dundurn
Published: 2013-01-14T16:00:00+00:00

A current (2012) view of Horse Island, as seen from the positions taken by General Brown’s militia forces at the start of the battle. The line of projections in the water that mark the partially submerged remnants of the sandbar causeway are indicated for clarity.

According to General Brown’s later account of the action:

Every exertion was then made [by myself] to inspire my little force with confidence, and assure them that if they would but lay firm and restrain their fire, I was confident that every man must nearly kill his man. I then took my position in the centre by the left of the men at the 6-pounder, directly in front of the column approaching from the island and all was silent with me….[6]

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