Life of George Washington, Količina 4G. P. Putnam, 1865 - 479 strani |
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Stran 25
... hope my inclination will coincide with my duty . ” The voyage of Sir Henry Clinton proved long and tempestu- ous . The ships were dispersed . Several fell into the hands of the Americans . One ordnance vessel foundered . Most of tho ...
... hope my inclination will coincide with my duty . ” The voyage of Sir Henry Clinton proved long and tempestu- ous . The ships were dispersed . Several fell into the hands of the Americans . One ordnance vessel foundered . Most of tho ...
Stran 30
... hope we shall extricate ourselves , and bring every thing to a prosperous issue . I have been so inured to difficulties , in the course of this contest , that I have learned to look upon them with more tranquillity than formerly . Those ...
... hope we shall extricate ourselves , and bring every thing to a prosperous issue . I have been so inured to difficulties , in the course of this contest , that I have learned to look upon them with more tranquillity than formerly . Those ...
Stran 40
... hope . The country is in such a state of insen- sibility and indifference to its interests , that I dare not flatter myself with any change for the better . " And again , - " The present juncture is so interesting , that if it does not ...
... hope . The country is in such a state of insen- sibility and indifference to its interests , that I dare not flatter myself with any change for the better . " And again , - " The present juncture is so interesting , that if it does not ...
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... hope to have the troops landed to - morrow . " In Still , however , there appears to have been a lingering feeling of disappointment in the public bosom . " The whigs are pleased , " writes de Rochambeau , " but they say that the king ...
... hope to have the troops landed to - morrow . " In Still , however , there appears to have been a lingering feeling of disappointment in the public bosom . " The whigs are pleased , " writes de Rochambeau , " but they say that the king ...
Stran 89
... hope of victory . * General Gates in retreating had hoped to rally a sufficient force at Clermont to cover the retreat of the regulars , but the further they fled , the more the militia were dispersed , until the generals were abandoned ...
... hope of victory . * General Gates in retreating had hoped to rally a sufficient force at Clermont to cover the retreat of the regulars , but the further they fled , the more the militia were dispersed , until the generals were abandoned ...
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advance affairs aide-de-camp American André arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack baggage bridge British Camden camp campaign captured cavalry Charleston Chesapeake Colonel command conduct Congress Count de Rochambeau crossed despatched detachment dragoons effect Elizabethtown encamped enemy enemy's favor fear Ferry fire fleet force formed French garrison Gates gave give Governor Greene guard Hamilton head-quarters honor horses Hudson hundred infantry ington Island James River Jersey killed King's Lafayette land letter Lord Cornwallis Lord Rawdon lordship marquis Marquis de Lafayette miles military militia Morristown Mount Vernon night North Carolina officers orders passed patriotism Pedee River Pennsylvania Philadelphia present President prisoners received regiment reinforcements reply retired retreat road Rochambeau sent ships side Sir Henry Clinton soldiers South Staten Island Sumter Tarleton thousand tion took troops Virginia waggons Wash Washington Wayne West Point wounded writes York York Island Yorktown