Life of George Washington, Količina 2G.P. Putnam's sons, 1856 |
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... stationed in the Jerseys for the defence of the Middle colonies . Washington was , moreover , empowered , in case of emergency , to call on the neighboring colonies for temporary aid with their militia . Another important result of his ...
... stationed in the Jerseys for the defence of the Middle colonies . Washington was , moreover , empowered , in case of emergency , to call on the neighboring colonies for temporary aid with their militia . Another important result of his ...
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... stationed a guard at night on the furthest point in view , about two miles and a half below the fort , prepared to kindle a blazing fire should the ships appear in sight . Large piles of dry brushwood mixed with combustibles , were ...
... stationed a guard at night on the furthest point in view , about two miles and a half below the fort , prepared to kindle a blazing fire should the ships appear in sight . Large piles of dry brushwood mixed with combustibles , were ...
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... stationed the very lieutenant whose censures of the negligence of Colonel Rahl we have just quoted . By his own account , he was very near being entrapped in the guard - house . His sentries , he says , were not alert enough ; and had ...
... stationed the very lieutenant whose censures of the negligence of Colonel Rahl we have just quoted . By his own account , he was very near being entrapped in the guard - house . His sentries , he says , were not alert enough ; and had ...
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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