Life of George Washington, Količina 2G.P. Putnam's sons, 1856 |
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... morning , two forts were in sufficient forwardness to furnish protection against small - arms and grape- shot ; and such use was made of the fascines and bundles of screwed hay , that , at dawn , a formidable - looking fortress frowned ...
... morning , two forts were in sufficient forwardness to furnish protection against small - arms and grape- shot ; and such use was made of the fascines and bundles of screwed hay , that , at dawn , a formidable - looking fortress frowned ...
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... morning , Washington went the round of the works , to see that all was right , and to speak words of encourage- ment . The morning broke lowering and dreary . Large encamp- ments were gradually descried ; to appearance , the enemy were ...
... morning , Washington went the round of the works , to see that all was right , and to speak words of encourage- ment . The morning broke lowering and dreary . Large encamp- ments were gradually descried ; to appearance , the enemy were ...
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... morning the enemy com- menced operations . Three ships of war stood up the Hudson , ' causing a most tremendous firing , assisted by the cannons of Governor's Island , which firing was returned from the city as well as the scarcity of ...
... morning the enemy com- menced operations . Three ships of war stood up the Hudson , ' causing a most tremendous firing , assisted by the cannons of Governor's Island , which firing was returned from the city as well as the scarcity of ...
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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