#infantry

However, while the Nazi barbarians and their collaborators threatened the entire world, I could not accept his philosophy and, after several earlier attempts, was finally accepted into the Canadian Infantry Corps during the last year of World War II. ↗

— Walter Kohn

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By the last returns to the Department of War the militia force of the several States may be estimated at 800,000 men - infantry, artillery, and cavalry. ↗

— James Monroe

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General: I attempted to take Williamsport yesterday, but found too large a force of infantry and artillery. After a long fight, I withdrew to this place. ↗

— John Buford

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Once the mass of the defending infantry become possessed of low moral, the battle is as good as lost. ↗

— Douglas Haig

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Look at an infantryman's eyes and you can tell how much war he has seen. ↗

— William Alexander Henry

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A quotation in a speech, article or book is like a rifle in the hands of an infantryman. It speaks with authority. ↗

— Brendan Francis

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There had so lately been a large force of Spanish cavalry at the village, which had made a great impression on the minds of the young men, as to their power, consequence, which my appearance with 20 infantry was by no means calculated to remove. ↗

— Zebulon Pike

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I think of myself as Special Forces, clearing the path for the infantry. ↗

— Geraldo Rivera

#forces #i #i think #infantry #myself

It is remarkable that this people, though unarmed, dares attack an armed foe; the infantry defy the cavalry, and by their activity and courage generally prove victors. ↗

— Giraldus Cambrensis

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On my left the shooting had the sharp explosion of the infantry artillery, on my right could be heard the sporadic cannon shots thundering from the front, and up above the sky was clear and the sun bright. ↗

— Max Beckmann

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