Life of George Washington, Količina 3Putnam, 1860 Five volumes complete in three. |
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... fire to the barracks and principal storehouses , and retreated about two miles to a strong post , commanding the entrance to the Highlands , and the road to Continental Village , the place of the deposits . It was the post which had ...
... fire to the barracks and principal storehouses , and retreated about two miles to a strong post , commanding the entrance to the Highlands , and the road to Continental Village , the place of the deposits . It was the post which had ...
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... fire to some boats . The enemy were disap- pointed in the hope of carrying off a great deal of booty , and finding the country around was getting under arms , they contented themselves with the mischief they had done , and re - embarked ...
... fire to some boats . The enemy were disap- pointed in the hope of carrying off a great deal of booty , and finding the country around was getting under arms , they contented themselves with the mischief they had done , and re - embarked ...
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... fire from behind a stone fence . They were in a patriotic neighborhood . General Silliman , of the Connecticut militia , who resided at Fairfield , a few miles distant , sent out expresses to rouse the country . It so happened that ...
... fire from behind a stone fence . They were in a patriotic neighborhood . General Silliman , of the Connecticut militia , who resided at Fairfield , a few miles distant , sent out expresses to rouse the country . It so happened that ...
Stran 48
... fire to the house , and left them to perish in the flames . There was a great quantity of stores of all kinds in the vil- lage , and no vehicles to convey them to the ships . The work of destruction commenced . The soldiers made free ...
... fire to the house , and left them to perish in the flames . There was a great quantity of stores of all kinds in the vil- lage , and no vehicles to convey them to the ships . The work of destruction commenced . The soldiers made free ...
Stran 49
... fire and daring . A plan was concerted to punish the enemy on their retreat ; and the lurid light of Danbury in flames redoubled the provocation . At dawn of day , Wooster detached Arnold with four hundred men , to push across the ...
... fire and daring . A plan was concerted to punish the enemy on their retreat ; and the lurid light of Danbury in flames redoubled the provocation . At dawn of day , Wooster detached Arnold with four hundred men , to push across the ...
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affairs aide-de-camp Albany American arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack baggage Baroness batteries battle brave brigade British Burgoyne camp campaign Canada cannon captured chevaux-de-frise Colonel command commander-in-chief conduct Congress Conway Creek Delaware detachment division encamped endeavored enemy enemy's expedition fire flank fleet force Ford Fort Edward Fort Mercer Fort Mifflin Fort Montgomery French garrison Gates give Governor Greene Hampshire Grants head-quarters Hessian Highlands Hill honor horses Hudson hundred Indians Island Jerseys killed Lafayette Leger letter light-infantry Lord main body major-general marquis ment Mifflin miles military militia Miss McCrea Mohawk River morning night officers parties passed Peekskill Philadelphia prisoners Putnam quarters rear received reconnoitre regiment reinforcements reply retreat Riedesel river road royalists Schuyler sent ships side Sir Henry Clinton Skenesborough soldiers spirit Stark Sullivan thousand Ticonderoga tion took troops Tryon County Washington Wayne whole Wilkinson woods wounded writes York