Of this the English version is as defective as our school-book account of the Revolution.

I shall also pass over various other international events that are somewhat well known, and I will illustrate the point with an anecdote known to but a few.
Crossing the ocean were some young English and Americans, who got up an international tug-of-war.

A friend of mine was anchor of our team.

We happened to win.

They didn't take it very well.