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Originally Posted by Redleg It could be interesting to make a "Famous Last Words" section on the site.. |
Here are a few more Redleg
"I am reconciled to my death, but I detest the mode" British Major John Andre when he saw that he was to be hung as a spy rather than shot like a soldier. Andre was caught in civilian cloths near West Point during the Arnold affair.
"Only bear witness that I died like a brave man" the last words of Major Andre.
"must I die?" "Poor General Burgoyne! Oh, fatal ambition." British General Fraser on his death bed after the battle of Saratoga in 1777. General Arnold ordered his rifel men to kill him.
"That gallant officer is General Fraser. I admire him, but it is necessary that he should die. Do your duty." Dan Morgan after Arnold told him to shoot General Fraser.
"It is the duty of every good soldeir to obey any order from his commander in chief." Nathan Hale addressing a group of British soldiers before being hung as a spy. He urged the soldiers to be ready to meet death in whatever shape it may appear. Hale was caught spying in New York.