Had the emergency been contemplated, and in a proper manner provided against, or had the most moderate ingenuity and courage been displayed in Retarding the progress of our troops, the design, if formed at all, would have been either abandoned immediately, or must have ended in the total destruction of the invaders.
"The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815"
G. R. Gleig
Regardless of this, our men went on without either quickening or Retarding their pace, till they came within a hundred yards of the American line.
"The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815"
G. R. Gleig
The tide also ran strong against them, at once increasing their labour and Retarding their progress; but all these difficulties appeared trifling to British sailors; and, giving a hearty cheer, they moved steadily onward in one extended line.
"The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815"
G. R. Gleig