Life of George Washington, Količina 2G. P. Putnam's sons, 1856 |
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Stran 32
... nearly six feet high , well built and vigorous , with an open , animated , intelligent countenance , and a frank , manly demeanor . He may be said to have stepped at once into the confidence of the commander - in - chief , which he ...
... nearly six feet high , well built and vigorous , with an open , animated , intelligent countenance , and a frank , manly demeanor . He may be said to have stepped at once into the confidence of the commander - in - chief , which he ...
Stran 84
... nearly adjusted . What- ever faults may have been found with his conduct in some particulars , his exploits on Lake Champlain had atoned for them ; for valor , in time of war , covers a multitude of sins . It was thought , too , by some ...
... nearly adjusted . What- ever faults may have been found with his conduct in some particulars , his exploits on Lake Champlain had atoned for them ; for valor , in time of war , covers a multitude of sins . It was thought , too , by some ...
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... nearly ready , he was attacked in the night by a severe access of his disorder , which confined him to his bed , and compelled him to surrender the conduct of the expedition to General Montgomery . Since he could be of no further use ...
... nearly ready , he was attacked in the night by a severe access of his disorder , which confined him to his bed , and compelled him to surrender the conduct of the expedition to General Montgomery . Since he could be of no further use ...
Stran 93
... nearly opposite Montreal , and cross the St. Lawrence in canoes in the night , so as to land a little below the town . Brown , with two hundred men , was to cross above , and Montreal was to be attacked simultane- ously at opposite ...
... nearly opposite Montreal , and cross the St. Lawrence in canoes in the night , so as to land a little below the town . Brown , with two hundred men , was to cross above , and Montreal was to be attacked simultane- ously at opposite ...
Stran 124
... nearly naked , and the best but scant- ily provided . Even some of the officers were indignant that all the articles of clothing had not been treated as lawful spoil . " I would not have sullied my own reputa- tion , nor disgraced the ...
... nearly naked , and the best but scant- ily provided . Even some of the officers were indignant that all the articles of clothing had not been treated as lawful spoil . " I would not have sullied my own reputa- tion , nor disgraced the ...
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5th Series advance affairs alarm Allen American Archives arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack battery boats Boston brigade British camp Canada cannon cannonade Captain Carleton cause Clinton Colonel Colonel Reed command commander-in-chief committee Connecticut crossed defense Delaware detachment embarked encamped enemy enemy's eral 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 ington James Clinton Jerseys John's King's Bridge land Lee's letter lieutenant Long Island Lord Stirling ment miles military militia Montgomery Montreal morning night o'clock officers orders pass Peekskill Philadelphia Point present President of Congress prisoners province Putnam quarters Quebec Rahl received regiment reinforced retreat river Schuyler sent Seth Warner ships soldiers soon spirit Staten Island stationed Sullivan thousand Ticonderoga tion tories town Trenton troops Wash Washington writes York