A white might outrun them for eight or ten miles; but on a long journey they could tire out any man, and any beast except a wolf.

Like most barbarians they were fickle and inconstant, not to be relied on for pushing through a long campaign, and after a great victory apt to go off to their homes, because each man desired to secure his own plunder and tell his own tale of glory.

They are often spoken of as undisciplined; but in reality their discipline in the battle itself was very high.

They attacked, retreated, rallied or repelled a charge at the signal of command; and they were able to fight in open order in thick covers without losing touch of each other--a feat that no European regiment was then able to perform.
On their own ground they were far more formidable than the best European troops.

The British grenadiers throughout the eighteenth century showed themselves superior, in the actual shock of battle, to any infantry of continental Europe; if they ever met an over-match, it was when pitted against the Scotch highlanders.