Life of George Washington, Količina 2G. P. Putnam's sons, 1897 |
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Stran 26
... batteries , etc. , but mean to assault the works , I believe toward the lower town , which is the weakest part . " According to his own account , his whole force did not ex- ceed nine hundred effective men , three hundred of whom he had ...
... batteries , etc. , but mean to assault the works , I believe toward the lower town , which is the weakest part . " According to his own account , his whole force did not ex- ceed nine hundred effective men , three hundred of whom he had ...
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... Battery , " Captain Lamb opened a well- sustained and well - directed fire upon the walls , but his field- pieces were too light to be effective . With his howitzer he threw shells into the town and set it on fire in several places ...
... Battery , " Captain Lamb opened a well- sustained and well - directed fire upon the walls , but his field- pieces were too light to be effective . With his howitzer he threw shells into the town and set it on fire in several places ...
Stran 28
... battery , and , on retiring , gave Captain Lamb permission to leave it whenever he thought proper . The veteran waited until after dark , when , securing all the guns , he abandoned the ruined re- doubt . The general in this visit was ...
... battery , and , on retiring , gave Captain Lamb permission to leave it whenever he thought proper . The veteran waited until after dark , when , securing all the guns , he abandoned the ruined re- doubt . The general in this visit was ...
Stran 29
... fellows who had followed him through the wilderness , strengthened by Captain Lamb and forty of his company , was to assault the suburbs and batteries of St. Roque ; while Montgomery , with the residue of his Life of Washington 29.
... fellows who had followed him through the wilderness , strengthened by Captain Lamb and forty of his company , was to assault the suburbs and batteries of St. Roque ; while Montgomery , with the residue of his Life of Washington 29.
Stran 30
... battery of small pieces , manned by Canadian militia , and a few seamen , and com- manded by the captain of a transport . The aim of Mont- gomery was to come upon these barriers by surprise . The pass which they defended is formidable ...
... battery of small pieces , manned by Canadian militia , and a few seamen , and com- manded by the captain of a transport . The aim of Mont- gomery was to come upon these barriers by surprise . The pass which they defended is formidable ...
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