Life of George Washington, Količina 2G.P. Putnam's sons, 1856 |
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... strong line of walls and bastions traversed the promontory from one of its precipitous sides to the other ; enclosing the upper and lower towns . On the right , the great bastion of Cape Diamond crowned the rocky height of that name ...
... strong line of walls and bastions traversed the promontory from one of its precipitous sides to the other ; enclosing the upper and lower towns . On the right , the great bastion of Cape Diamond crowned the rocky height of that name ...
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... strong points and fastnesses of the Highlands . King's Bridge , and the heights adjacent , considered by General Lee of the utmost importance to the communication between New York and the mainland , and to the security of the Hudson ...
... strong points and fastnesses of the Highlands . King's Bridge , and the heights adjacent , considered by General Lee of the utmost importance to the communication between New York and the mainland , and to the security of the Hudson ...
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... strong in front and rear ; where ships had the command of the water on each side , and where King's Bridge was their only pass by which to escape from being wholly enclosed ? Had not their recent ex- perience on Long Island and at New ...
... strong in front and rear ; where ships had the command of the water on each side , and where King's Bridge was their only pass by which to escape from being wholly enclosed ? Had not their recent ex- perience on Long Island and at New ...
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