Life of George Washington, Količina 4G. P. Putnam, 1865 - 479 strani |
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... 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 the works ,
... 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 the works ,
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... night before last , of which , not only common tory ladies , but the wives and daughters of persons proscribed by the State , and now with the enemy at New York , formed a very con- siderable number ? The fact is literally true ...
... night before last , of which , not only common tory ladies , but the wives and daughters of persons proscribed by the State , and now with the enemy at New York , formed a very con- siderable number ? The fact is literally true ...
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... 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 was seized . A letter was found on him from ...
... 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 was seized . A letter was found on him from ...
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... night of forced march , he arrived about dawn at Rugeley's Mills . Bu- ford , he was told , was about twenty miles in advance of him , pressing on with all diligence to join another corps of Americans . Tarleton continued his march ...
... night of forced march , he arrived about dawn at Rugeley's Mills . Bu- ford , he was told , was about twenty miles in advance of him , pressing on with all diligence to join another corps of Americans . Tarleton continued his march ...
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... night of the 5th of June from Staten Island to Elizabethtown Point . The first division , led by Brigadier - general Sterling , actually landed before dawn of the 6th , and advanced as silently as pos- sible . The heavy and measured ...
... night of the 5th of June from Staten Island to Elizabethtown Point . The first division , led by Brigadier - general Sterling , actually landed before dawn of the 6th , and advanced as silently as pos- sible . The heavy and measured ...
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