Life of George Washington, Količina 4G. P. Putnam, 1865 - 479 strani |
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... hundred men , to surprise and cap- ture a British force of ten or twelve hundred . His lordship crossed on the night of the 14th of January , from De Hart's Point to the island . His approach was discov- ered ; the troops took refuge in ...
... hundred men , to surprise and cap- ture a British force of ten or twelve hundred . His lordship crossed on the night of the 14th of January , from De Hart's Point to the island . His approach was discov- ered ; the troops took refuge in ...
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... hundred dragoons and between three and four hundred infantry , under Lieutenant- colonel Boskirk , crossed from Staten Island to Trembly's Point , surprised the picket - guard at Elizabethtown , and captured two majors , two captains ...
... hundred dragoons and between three and four hundred infantry , under Lieutenant- colonel Boskirk , crossed from Staten Island to Trembly's Point , surprised the picket - guard at Elizabethtown , and captured two majors , two captains ...
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... hundred land troops , offering to take command of it should it be carried into effect , as his wounds still disabled him from duty on land . Washington , who knew his abilities in either ser- vice , was disposed to favor his proposition ...
... hundred land troops , offering to take command of it should it be carried into effect , as his wounds still disabled him from duty on land . Washington , who knew his abilities in either ser- vice , was disposed to favor his proposition ...
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... hundred and fifty dragoons , on which he depended greatly in the kind of guerilla warfare he was likely to pursue , in a country of forests and morasses . Lieutenant - colonel Banas- tre Tarleton , who commanded them , was one of those ...
... hundred and fifty dragoons , on which he depended greatly in the kind of guerilla warfare he was likely to pursue , in a country of forests and morasses . Lieutenant - colonel Banas- tre Tarleton , who commanded them , was one of those ...
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... hundred light troops outside , who were to hover about the enemy and prevent small parties from marauding . It was not until the 12th of March that Sir Henry Clinton effected his tardy approach , and took up a position on Charleston ...
... hundred light troops outside , who were to hover about the enemy and prevent small parties from marauding . It was not until the 12th of March that Sir Henry Clinton effected his tardy approach , and took up a position on Charleston ...
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