Life of George Washington, Količina 2G. P. Putnam's sons, 1856 |
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Stran 41
... whole army had in a manner to be organized ; but from the familiar intimacy of Washington he gradually estranged himself . A con- temporary has accounted for this , by alleging that he was secretly chagrined at not having received the ...
... whole army had in a manner to be organized ; but from the familiar intimacy of Washington he gradually estranged himself . A con- temporary has accounted for this , by alleging that he was secretly chagrined at not having received the ...
Stran 42
... whole fields of corn eaten down to the ground , and large parks of well - regulated forest trees cut down for fire- wood and other public uses . " Beside the main dispositions above mentioned , about seven hundred men were distributed ...
... whole fields of corn eaten down to the ground , and large parks of well - regulated forest trees cut down for fire- wood and other public uses . " Beside the main dispositions above mentioned , about seven hundred men were distributed ...
Stran 47
... whole character and fortune of the war ; and it was ac◅ knowledged that he met it with a forecast and determi nation befitting a commander - in - chief . CHAPTER III WASHINGTON'S OBJECT IN DISTRESSING BOSTON . - SCARCITY.
... whole character and fortune of the war ; and it was ac◅ knowledged that he met it with a forecast and determi nation befitting a commander - in - chief . CHAPTER III WASHINGTON'S OBJECT IN DISTRESSING BOSTON . - SCARCITY.
Stran 48
... - rived , and their whole reinforcement is landed , so that I see no reason why they should not , if they ever at- tempt it , come boldly out and put the matter to issue at once . " SCARCITY OF POWDER . 49 " We are in the 48.
... - rived , and their whole reinforcement is landed , so that I see no reason why they should not , if they ever at- tempt it , come boldly out and put the matter to issue at once . " SCARCITY OF POWDER . 49 " We are in the 48.
Stran 49
... whole country is in arms and intrenched . We are deprived of fresh provisions , subject to continual alarms and can- nonadings , the provincials being very audacious and ad- vancing to our lines , since the arrival of generals Wash ...
... whole country is in arms and intrenched . We are deprived of fresh provisions , subject to continual alarms and can- nonadings , the provincials being very audacious and ad- vancing to our lines , since the arrival of generals Wash ...
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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