Note 149 — Chapter X · The Vicissitudes of War.
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The Italian historian Botta, in his admirable story of the American War writes, “Achievements so astonishing, gained for the American commander a very great reputation, and were regarded with wonder by all nations, as well as by the Americans. All declared him to be the saviour of his country; and proclaimed him equal to the most renowned commanders of antiquity.”—Storia della Guerra dell’ Independenza degli Stati Uniti d’America, Tom. ii. lib. 7.