Life of George Washington, Količina 4G.P. Putnam & Company, 1857 |
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... covered with snow ; troops could be rapidly trans- ported on sleighs ; and it was determined that Young's house should be surprised , and this rebel nest broken up . On the evening of the 2d of February , an expedi- tion set out for the ...
... covered with snow ; troops could be rapidly trans- ported on sleighs ; and it was determined that Young's house should be surprised , and this rebel nest broken up . On the evening of the 2d of February , an expedi- tion set out for the ...
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... covered by Colonel Shreve , but he too was obliged to give way before the overwhelming force of the enemy , and join the brigades of Maxwell and Stark upon the hill . General Greene , finding his front too much ex- tended for his small ...
... covered by Colonel Shreve , but he too was obliged to give way before the overwhelming force of the enemy , and join the brigades of Maxwell and Stark upon the hill . General Greene , finding his front too much ex- tended for his small ...
Stran 77
... covered with the camp . ' " The troops were landed to the east of the town ; their encampment was on a fine situation , and extended nearly across the island . Much was said of their gal- lant and martial appearance . There was the ...
... covered with the camp . ' " The troops were landed to the east of the town ; their encampment was on a fine situation , and extended nearly across the island . Much was said of their gal- lant and martial appearance . There was the ...
Stran 89
... covered with forests of cypress , cedar and laurel , green all the year and odoriferous , but tangled with vines and almost impenetrable . In their bosoms , however , are fine sa- vannahs ; natural lawns , open to cultivation and yield ...
... covered with forests of cypress , cedar and laurel , green all the year and odoriferous , but tangled with vines and almost impenetrable . In their bosoms , however , are fine sa- vannahs ; natural lawns , open to cultivation and yield ...
Stran 95
... covered by a marsh . The second Mary- land brigade formed a reserve , a few hundred yards in rear of the first . At daybreak ( Aug. 16th ) , the enemy were dimly descried advancing in column ; they appeared to be displaying to the right ...
... covered by a marsh . The second Mary- land brigade formed a reserve , a few hundred yards in rear of the first . At daybreak ( Aug. 16th ) , the enemy were dimly descried advancing in column ; they appeared to be displaying to the right ...
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