Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution by Nathaniel Philbrick

Author:Nathaniel Philbrick [Philbrick, Nathaniel]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Colonial Period (1600-1775), State & Local, General, United States, Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Military, New England (CT; MA; ME; NH; RI; VT), History
ISBN: 9780670025442
Google: 5Is8NQEACAAJ
Amazon: 0670025445
Publisher: VIKING
Published: 2013-04-29T04:00:00+00:00

Part III

THE SIEGE

In sieges, as in all undertakings, it is necessary [and] timely to consider every . . . circumstance that may happen during the execution of the design, and to provide in the best manner against every seeming obstacle. Not only the general’s character, the reputation of the army, and the glory of his country are concerned, but a prodigious expense must unavoidably attend such an enterprise, all [of] which are entirely lost in case of a miscarriage, besides the lives of a number of men, a more sensible loss to the nation.

—John Muller, The Attack and Defense of Fortified Places, 1757

It is a military maxim that “fortune may fail us, but a prudent conduct never will.” At the same time, some of the most brilliant victories have been obtained by a daring stroke.

—William Heath, 1798

The history of this war down to the present day . . . will be little else than a detail of marvelous interpositions of providence.

—the Reverend William Gordon, April 1, 1776

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