Life of George Washington, Količina 4G. P. Putnam, 1865 - 479 strani |
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... majors , two captains , and forty - two privates . This , likewise , was effected without loss . The disgraceful part of the expedition was the burning of the town house , a church , and a private residence , and the plundering of the ...
... majors , two captains , and forty - two privates . This , likewise , was effected without loss . The disgraceful part of the expedition was the burning of the town house , a church , and a private residence , and the plundering of the ...
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... Major Ferguson with a corps of riflemen , and Major Cochrane with the infantry of the British legion ; two brave and enterprising offi- cers . It was a toilsome march , through swamps and difficult passes . Being arrived in the ...
... Major Ferguson with a corps of riflemen , and Major Cochrane with the infantry of the British legion ; two brave and enterprising offi- cers . It was a toilsome march , through swamps and difficult passes . Being arrived in the ...
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... thirty miles above Charleston , to guard the passes at the head waters of Cooper River . * Pronounced Hugee - of French Huguenot descent . 1780. ] MAJOR FERGUSON AND TARLETON . 47 Sir Henry 46 [ 1780 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... thirty miles above Charleston , to guard the passes at the head waters of Cooper River . * Pronounced Hugee - of French Huguenot descent . 1780. ] MAJOR FERGUSON AND TARLETON . 47 Sir Henry 46 [ 1780 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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... Major Patrick Fer- guson with his riflemen . Ferguson was a fit associate for Tarleton , in hardy , scram- bling , partisan enterprise ; equally intrepid and determined , but cooler and more open to impulses of humanity . He was the son ...
... Major Patrick Fer- guson with his riflemen . Ferguson was a fit associate for Tarleton , in hardy , scram- bling , partisan enterprise ; equally intrepid and determined , but cooler and more open to impulses of humanity . He was the son ...
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... Major Fergu- son , we are told , was for putting the dragoons to instant death , but Colonel Webster did not think his powers warranted such a " They were sent to head - quarters , " adds the histo- measure . rian , " and , I believe ...
... Major Fergu- son , we are told , was for putting the dragoons to instant death , but Colonel Webster did not think his powers warranted such a " They were sent to head - quarters , " adds the histo- measure . rian , " and , I believe ...
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