Thursday, May 01, 2014

This Day in History: May 1

A Commission from the King appointing me Commander in Chief of his forces in this country having arrived by a late conveyance—I make it one of my first cares, to convince you of my wish to carry on the war agreeable to the rules which humanity formed and the example of the politest nations recommends—I make this declaration of my resolution, in hope that I may find a similar inclination in you.  [More]

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