Life of George Washington, Količina 4G. P. Putnam, 1865 - 479 strani |
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Stran 43
... move , stationing some of his ships in Cooper River , and sinking the rest at its mouth so as to prevent the enemy from running up that river , and cutting off communi- cation with the country on the east : the crews and heavy can- non ...
... move , stationing some of his ships in Cooper River , and sinking the rest at its mouth so as to prevent the enemy from running up that river , and cutting off communi- cation with the country on the east : the crews and heavy can- non ...
Stran 44
... moved 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 ...
... moved 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 ...
Stran 47
... moved with the van toward Monk's Corner . A night march had been judged the most advisable . It was made in profound silence and by unfrequented roads . In the course of the march , a negro was descried attempting to avoid notice . He ...
... moved with the van toward Monk's Corner . A night march had been judged the most advisable . It was made in profound silence and by unfrequented roads . In the course of the march , a negro was descried attempting to avoid notice . He ...
Stran 49
... move with the cavalry and infantry of the legion ; to watch over the landing - places ; obtain intelligence from the town , the Santee River and the back country , and to burn such stores as might fall into his hands , rather than risk ...
... move with the cavalry and infantry of the legion ; to watch over the landing - places ; obtain intelligence from the town , the Santee River and the back country , and to burn such stores as might fall into his hands , rather than risk ...
Stran 51
... move ; he had come on with three hundred and eighty troops of the Virginia line , and two field pieces , and had been joined by Colonel Wash- ington with a few of his cavalry that had survived the surprisal by Tarleton . As Buford was ...
... move ; he had come on with three hundred and eighty troops of the Virginia line , and two field pieces , and had been joined by Colonel Wash- ington with a few of his cavalry that had survived the surprisal by Tarleton . As Buford was ...
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