Life of George Washington, Količina 2G.P. Putnam's sons, 1856 |
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... battery , this town will be on fire about our ears a few hours after ; all our buildings being of wood , or a mixture of brick and wood - work . Had the rebels erected their battery on the other side of the town , at Dorchester , the ...
... battery , this town will be on fire about our ears a few hours after ; all our buildings being of wood , or a mixture of brick and wood - work . Had the rebels erected their battery on the other side of the town , at Dorchester , the ...
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... Battery " Captain Lamb opened a well - sus- tained and well - directed fire upon the walls , but his field - pieces were too light to be effective . With his howitzer he threw shells into the town and set it on fire in several places ...
... Battery " Captain Lamb opened a well - sus- tained and well - directed fire upon the walls , but his field - pieces were too light to be effective . With his howitzer he threw shells into the town and set it on fire in several places ...
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... Battery , on the south part of the town . Fort George , immediately above it . White Hall Battery , on the left of the Grand Battery . Oyster Battery , behind General Washington's head - quarters . Grenadier Battery , near the Brew ...
... Battery , on the south part of the town . Fort George , immediately above it . White Hall Battery , on the left of the Grand Battery . Oyster Battery , behind General Washington's head - quarters . Grenadier Battery , near the Brew ...
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5th Series advance affairs aide-de-camp alarm Allen American arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack battery boats Boston brigade British Cadwalader camp Canada cannon cannonade Captain Carleton cause Clinton Colonel Colonel Reed colonies command commander-in-chief committee Connecticut crossed defence Delaware detachment embarked encamped enemy enemy's Ethan Allen Ferry fire force Fort Constitution Fort Montgomery Fort Washington garrison Gates George Clinton Governor Green Mountain Boys Greene guard guns head-quarters Heath Hessians Highlands Hill honor Hudson hundred James Clinton Jerseys King's Bridge land letter lieutenant Long Island Lord Stirling ment miles military militia Montgomery morning night o'clock officers orders pass Peekskill Philadelphia Point present President of Congress prisoners province Putnam quarters Quebec Rahl received regiment reinforced retreat riflemen river Schuyler sent Seth Warner ships soldiers soon spirit Staten Island stationed Sullivan thousand Ticonderoga tion tories town Trenton troops Washington writes York