Life of George Washington, Količina 2G. P. Putnam's sons, 1856 |
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Stran 26
... force to aid the Portuguese against the Spaniards , joined the army commanded by the Count de la Lippe , and signalized himself by surprising and capturing the town of Alcan- tara . He had since been elected to Parliament for the ...
... force to aid the Portuguese against the Spaniards , joined the army commanded by the Count de la Lippe , and signalized himself by surprising and capturing the town of Alcan- tara . He had since been elected to Parliament for the ...
Stran 28
... force , however , was intrenched south of the town on the neck leading to Roxbury , -the only entrance to Boston by land . The American troops were irregularly distributed in a kind of semicircle eight or nine miles in extent ; the left ...
... force , however , was intrenched south of the town on the neck leading to Roxbury , -the only entrance to Boston by land . The American troops were irregularly distributed in a kind of semicircle eight or nine miles in extent ; the left ...
Stran 29
... forces lay concentrated and compact ; and having command of the water , might suddenly bring their main strength to ... force which had thus stretched itself out to beleaguer a town and harbor defended by ships and float- ing batteries ...
... forces lay concentrated and compact ; and having command of the water , might suddenly bring their main strength to ... force which had thus stretched itself out to beleaguer a town and harbor defended by ships and float- ing batteries ...
Stran 48
... force the enemy to come out of Boston and try a decisive action . His lines had for some time cut off all communication of the town with the coun- try , and he had caused the live stock within a consider- able distance of the place to ...
... force the enemy to come out of Boston and try a decisive action . His lines had for some time cut off all communication of the town with the coun- try , and he had caused the live stock within a consider- able distance of the place to ...
Stran 53
... force , engaged in a legitimate cause , and that both himself and his army were to be treated on a footing of perfect equality . The correspondence arose from the treatment of several American officers . " I understand , " writes ...
... force , engaged in a legitimate cause , and that both himself and his army were to be treated on a footing of perfect equality . The correspondence arose from the treatment of several American officers . " I understand , " writes ...
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