betes-noirs

Updated: May 15, 2025

The scouts, from their activity and ubiquitousness, were the betes-noirs of the Americans, whose most secret plans were constantly detected and foiled by the sagacity and watchfulness of these men, whose unerring rifles made frequent gaps in the ranks of the officers.

G. A. (George Alfred) Henty - True to the Old Flag : A Tale of the American War of Independence