Life of George Washington, Količina 4G. P. Putnam, 1865 - 479 strani |
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Stran 29
... whole operat- ing force present on this and the other side of the North River , amounts only to ten thousand four hundred rank and file , of which about two thousand eight hundred will have completed their term of service by the last of ...
... whole operat- ing force present on this and the other side of the North River , amounts only to ten thousand four hundred rank and file , of which about two thousand eight hundred will have completed their term of service by the last of ...
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Washington Irving. Looking , however , as usual , to the good of the whole Union , he determined to leave something at hazard in the Middle States , where the country was internally so strong , and yield further suc- cor to the Southern ...
Washington Irving. Looking , however , as usual , to the good of the whole Union , he determined to leave something at hazard in the Middle States , where the country was internally so strong , and yield further suc- cor to the Southern ...
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... whole effective land force of the enemy he estimated at about eight thousand regulars and four thousand refugees , with some militia , on which no great dependence could be placed . Their naval force consisted of one seventy.
... whole effective land force of the enemy he estimated at about eight thousand regulars and four thousand refugees , with some militia , on which no great dependence could be placed . Their naval force consisted of one seventy.
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... whole British loss was two officers and three privates killed , and one officer and fourteen privates wounded . What , then , could excuse this horrible carnage of an almost prostrate enemy y ? We give Tarleton's own excuse for it . It ...
... whole British loss was two officers and three privates killed , and one officer and fourteen privates wounded . What , then , could excuse this horrible carnage of an almost prostrate enemy y ? We give Tarleton's own excuse for it . It ...
Stran 56
... whole or part of his force . In that case , flushed with his recent success , he might proceed immediately up the Hudson , and make an attempt upon West Point , in the present distressed condition of the garrison . So thinking ...
... whole or part of his force . In that case , flushed with his recent success , he might proceed immediately up the Hudson , and make an attempt upon West Point , in the present distressed condition of the garrison . So thinking ...
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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