Life of George Washington, Količina 2G. P. Putnam's sons, 1856 |
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Stran 29
... says a contemporary , " is , starve them out . Drive them from the town , and let His Majesty's ships be their only place of refuge . " In riding throughout the camp , Washington observed that nine thousand of the troops belonged to ...
... says a contemporary , " is , starve them out . Drive them from the town , and let His Majesty's ships be their only place of refuge . " In riding throughout the camp , Washington observed that nine thousand of the troops belonged to ...
Stran 38
... says , unequal to the elegant duties of his situation ; he gladly exchanged it , therefore , for that of major of brigade . The member of Washington's family most deserving of mention at present , was his secretary , Mr. Joseph Reed ...
... says , unequal to the elegant duties of his situation ; he gladly exchanged it , therefore , for that of major of brigade . The member of Washington's family most deserving of mention at present , was his secretary , Mr. Joseph Reed ...
Stran 51
... say ? it was next to noth- ing . Almost the whole powder of the army was in the cartridge - boxes . " * It is thought that , considering the clandestine inter- course carried on between the two camps , intelligence of this deficiency of ...
... say ? it was next to noth- ing . Almost the whole powder of the army was in the cartridge - boxes . " * It is thought that , considering the clandestine inter- course carried on between the two camps , intelligence of this deficiency of ...
Stran 57
... say you have received from our army requires a reply . I have taken time , sir , to make a strict inquiry , and find it has not the least foundation in truth . Not only your officers and soldiers have been treated with the tenderness ...
... say you have received from our army requires a reply . I have taken time , sir , to make a strict inquiry , and find it has not the least foundation in truth . Not only your officers and soldiers have been treated with the tenderness ...
Stran 64
... says he , " that if no person ap- pears who will undertake to carry the plan into execu- tion , I will undertake , and , with the smiles of Heaven , answer for the success , provided I am supplied with men , etc. , to carry it into ...
... says he , " that if no person ap- pears who will undertake to carry the plan into execu- tion , I will undertake , and , with the smiles of Heaven , answer for the success , provided I am supplied with men , etc. , to carry it into ...
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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