Life of George Washington, Količina 4G.P. Putnam & Company, 1857 |
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Stran 27
... hope my inclination will coincide with my duty . " The voyage of Sir Henry Clinton proved long and tempestuous . The ships were dispersed . Several fell into the hands of the Americans . One ordnance ves- sel foundered . Most of the ...
... hope my inclination will coincide with my duty . " The voyage of Sir Henry Clinton proved long and tempestuous . The ships were dispersed . Several fell into the hands of the Americans . One ordnance ves- sel foundered . Most of the ...
Stran 33
... hope we shall extricate ourselves , and bring every thing to a prosperous issue . I have been so inured to difficulties in the course of this contest , that I have learned to look upon them with more tran- quillity than formerly . Those ...
... hope we shall extricate ourselves , and bring every thing to a prosperous issue . I have been so inured to difficulties in the course of this contest , that I have learned to look upon them with more tran- quillity than formerly . Those ...
Stran 44
... hope . The country is in such a state of insensibility and indifference to its interests , that I dare not flatter my- self with any change for the better . " And again , — " The present juncture is so interesting , that if it does not ...
... hope . The country is in such a state of insensibility and indifference to its interests , that I dare not flatter my- self with any change for the better . " And again , — " The present juncture is so interesting , that if it does not ...
Stran 77
... hope to have the troops landed to- morrow . " Still , however , there appears to have been a lingering feeling of disappointment in the public bosom . " The whigs are pleased , " writes de Rochambeau , " but they say that the king ought ...
... hope to have the troops landed to- morrow . " Still , however , there appears to have been a lingering feeling of disappointment in the public bosom . " The whigs are pleased , " writes de Rochambeau , " but they say that the king ought ...
Stran 97
... hope of victory . ** General Gates in retreating had hoped to rally a sufficient force at Clermont to cover the retreat of the regulars , but the further they fled , the more the militia were dispersed , until the generals were ...
... hope of victory . ** General Gates in retreating had hoped to rally a sufficient force at Clermont to cover the retreat of the regulars , but the further they fled , the more the militia were dispersed , until the generals were ...
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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