Life of George Washington, Količina 2G.P. Putnam's sons, 1856 |
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... Americans had possessed themselves , had prevented the ene- my from profiting by the superiority of their artillery ... American works . On the 15th , General Howe sent in a summons to surrender , with a threat of extremities should he ...
... Americans had possessed themselves , had prevented the ene- my from profiting by the superiority of their artillery ... American works . On the 15th , General Howe sent in a summons to surrender , with a threat of extremities should he ...
Stran 426
... American contemporaries . In a letter from that place to Governor Cooke of Rhode Island , he imparts his notions on the subject . " Theory joined to practice , or a heaven - born genius , can alone constitute a general . As to the ...
... American contemporaries . In a letter from that place to Governor Cooke of Rhode Island , he imparts his notions on the subject . " Theory joined to practice , or a heaven - born genius , can alone constitute a general . As to the ...
Stran 477
... American army flying before Lord Cornwallis . With this idea , he faced about and made a retrograde movement , to intercept them or hold them in check ; while messengers spurred off at all speed , to hasten for- ward the regiments still ...
... American army flying before Lord Cornwallis . With this idea , he faced about and made a retrograde movement , to intercept them or hold them in check ; while messengers spurred off at all speed , to hasten for- ward the regiments still ...
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