The Invasion of Canada (2001)
“– Anon.
LEWISTON, NEW YORK, August 15, 1812; with the United States Army of the Centre.
Major John Lovett, who is more poet than soldier, leaps out of his quarters to the roar of musket fire on the heights above the Niagara River, flings himself onto his horse, and dashes off. The cries of his commanding officer, Major-General Stephen Van Rensselaer, echo behind him: Come back! Come back! But Lovett gallops on. Later, the General will tell him that he fully expected he was about to run away, ne...ver to be seen again; but this is mere badinage, for the two are old friends. Lovett serves the American commander officially as military aide and secretary; he is also confidant, political ally, and something of a court jester – an antidote against the loneliness and burden of command. To Lovett, soldiering is a new experience, war is something of a lark, the sound of musketry exciting.
As the Major gallops for the cliffs, he realizes that two other riders are close behind him. Both are high-ranking officers.MoreLess
LEWISTON, NEW YORK, August 15, 1812; with the United States Army of the Centre.
Major John Lovett, who is more poet than soldier, leaps out of his quarters to the roar of musket fire on the heights above the Niagara River, flings himself onto his horse, and dashes off. The cries of his commanding officer, Major-General Stephen Van Rensselaer, echo behind him: Come back! Come back! But Lovett gallops on. Later, the General will tell him that he fully expected he was about to run away, ne...ver to be seen again; but this is mere badinage, for the two are old friends. Lovett serves the American commander officially as military aide and secretary; he is also confidant, political ally, and something of a court jester – an antidote against the loneliness and burden of command. To Lovett, soldiering is a new experience, war is something of a lark, the sound of musketry exciting.
As the Major gallops for the cliffs, he realizes that two other riders are close behind him. Both are high-ranking officers.MoreLess
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