Life of George Washington, Količina 2G. P. Putnam's sons, 1856 |
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Stran 32
... soon as possible . " I find myself already much embarrassed for want of a military chest . ' 99 In one of his recommendations we have an instance of frontier expediency , learnt in his early campaigns . Speak- ing of the ragged ...
... soon as possible . " I find myself already much embarrassed for want of a military chest . ' 99 In one of his recommendations we have an instance of frontier expediency , learnt in his early campaigns . Speak- ing of the ragged ...
Stran 36
... soon as he entered upon his command , in allaying discontents among his general officers , caused by the recent appointments and promotions made by the Continental Congress . General Spencer was so offended that Putnam should be ...
... soon as he entered upon his command , in allaying discontents among his general officers , caused by the recent appointments and promotions made by the Continental Congress . General Spencer was so offended that Putnam should be ...
Stran 38
... soon found himself , he 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 ...
... soon found himself , he 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 ...
Stran 42
... soon produced by the labors of an army . " It is surprising , " writes he , " how much work has been done . The lines are extended almost from Cambridge to Mystic River ; very soon it will be morally impossible for the enemy to get ...
... soon produced by the labors of an army . " It is surprising , " writes he , " how much work has been done . The lines are extended almost from Cambridge to Mystic River ; very soon it will be morally impossible for the enemy to get ...
Stran 45
... soon among the marvels of the camp . We are told that while advancing at quick step , they could hit a mark of seven inches diameter , at the distance of two hundred and fifty yards . * One of these companies was commanded by Captain ...
... soon among the marvels of the camp . We are told that while advancing at quick step , they could hit a mark of seven inches diameter , at the distance of two hundred and fifty yards . * One of these companies was commanded by Captain ...
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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