Life of George Washington, Količina 4G.P. Putnam & Company, 1857 |
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Stran 5
... the patriot soldiers . When unable to billet them in her house , a huge kettle filled with meat and vegetables was hung over the fire , that they might not go away hungry . inferior in number to the garrison of New York .
... the patriot soldiers . When unable to billet them in her house , a huge kettle filled with meat and vegetables was hung over the fire , that they might not go away hungry . inferior in number to the garrison of New York .
Stran 7
... fire to the academy , and re- turned without loss . The other detachment , consisting of one hundred dragoons and ... fire - brand . " On the present occasion , his church was set on fire by a virulent tory of the neighborhood , who , as ...
... fire to the academy , and re- turned without loss . The other detachment , consisting of one hundred dragoons and ... fire - brand . " On the present occasion , his church was set on fire by a virulent tory of the neighborhood , who , as ...
Stran 29
... fire on any approaching column , while an inclosed hornwork of masonry formed a kind of citadel . A squadron , commanded by Commodore Whipple , and composed of nine vessels of war of various sizes , the largest mounting forty - four ...
... fire on any approaching column , while an inclosed hornwork of masonry formed a kind of citadel . A squadron , commanded by Commodore Whipple , and composed of nine vessels of war of various sizes , the largest mounting forty - four ...
Stran 30
... fire with the batteries of Fort Moultrie , where Colonel Pinckney commanded . Washington was informed of these facts , by letters from his former aide - de - camp , Colonel Laurens , who was in Charleston at the time . The information ...
... fire with the batteries of Fort Moultrie , where Colonel Pinckney commanded . Washington was informed of these facts , by letters from his former aide - de - camp , Colonel Laurens , who was in Charleston at the time . The information ...
Stran 45
... fire of Congress , and impart to it his own indomitable energy . " Certain I am , " writes he to a member of that body , " unless Congress speak in a more decisive tone , unless they are vested with powers by the several States ...
... fire of Congress , and impart to it his own indomitable energy . " Certain I am , " writes he to a member of that body , " unless Congress speak in a more decisive tone , unless they are vested with powers by the several States ...
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Admiral advance affairs aide-de-camp American André arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack baggage battle bridge British Camden camp campaign captured cavalry Charleston Chesapeake Colonel command commander-in-chief conduct Congress crossed despatched detachment Dobbs Ferry dragoons effect Elizabethtown encamped enemy enemy's favor fire fleet forage force formed French garrison Gates gave give Greene guard Hamilton head-quarters honor horses Hudson hundred infantry ington Island James River Jersey Lafayette land letter Lord Cornwallis Lord Rawdon lordship marquis Marquis de Lafayette ment miles military militia Morristown Mount Vernon night North Carolina officers passed patriotism Pennsylvania Philadelphia present President prisoners received regiment reinforcements reply retired retreat road Rochambeau sent ships side Sir Henry Clinton soldiers South Staten Island Sumter Tarleton thousand tion took troops Virginia waggons Wash Washington Wayne West Point wounded writes York York Island Yorktown