![Captain Knox describes the difference between
fighting styles of French and British:
Upon our
, they [the French]
turned out their floats, and
ranged them in great order;
their cavalry then
, formed on the
right of the infantry, and
their whole detachment ran
down the with a
ridiculous shout, and
manned their works.
What does “coming to
an anchor” mean?
If cavalry are soldiers
on horses, what does
dismounted mean?
If the infantry is the
group of regular soldiers
on foot, what is the
whole detachment?
Can you tell from
context clues what a
precipice is?](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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- 1. Primary Sources French and Indian War Quote from http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials /connections/france-america/history4.html Questions fromA. Barnette 2013
- 2. Captain Knox describes the difference between fighting styles of French and British: Upon our , they [the French] turned out their floats, and ranged them in great order; their cavalry then , formed on the right of the infantry, and their whole detachment ran down the with a ridiculous shout, and manned their works. What does “coming to an anchor” mean? If cavalry are soldiers on horses, what does dismounted mean? If the infantry is the group of regular soldiers on foot, what is the whole detachment? Can you tell from context clues what a precipice is?
- 3. I have often reflected upon the of this practice in the French, who in the art of war; there is nothing that can be more than such noises in engaging an enemy . . . What do you think absurd/absurdity means in this passage? Sane Ridiculous Reasonable Put “entertain a high opinion of their own discipline and knowledge” into today’s language.
- 4. How different, how nobly , and expressive of true is the custom of the British troops! They do not expend their ammunition at an immense distance; and, if they advance to engage, or stand to receive the charge, they are steady, profoundly silent, and attentive, reserving their fire until they have received that of their adversaries . . experience plainly shews us, that the troops, who, in perfect silence, engage an enemy, waiting for their first fire, will always . –John Knox What do you think he means by “awful” in describing the British? Valour is spelled valor today, and it means bravery. What does Knox say that the British troops do to show their bravery? What does Knox mean when he says that these actions preserve a superiority? For fun: Draw the scene Knox describes.