In the morning Maham's horse arrived, four troops in uniform, and fully equipt; but their colonel, who would have been ranked by Richardson, was not present, and they were under the command of Maj.
"A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion"
William Dobein James
These were so well obeyed that he shortly had, independent of Price's men, fully 5,000 men from Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana, who were better equipt and organized than the Missourians.
"The Struggle for Missouri"
John McElroy
His Majesty's guards shall not be half so well equipt.
"The Red Rover"
James Fenimore Cooper