Life of George Washington, Količina 4G.P. Putnam & Company, 1857 |
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... hundred men , to surprise and capture a British force of ten or twelve hundred . His lordship crossed on the night of the 14th of January , from De Hart's Point to the island . His ap- proach was discovered ; the troops took refuge in ...
... hundred men , to surprise and capture a British force of ten or twelve hundred . His lordship crossed on the night of the 14th of January , from De Hart's Point to the island . His ap- proach was discovered ; the troops took refuge in ...
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... hundred dragoons and between three and four hundred infantry , under Lieutenant - colonel Boskirk , crossed from Staten Island to Trembly's Point , surprised the picket - guard at Elizabethtown , and captured two majors , two cap- tains ...
... hundred dragoons and between three and four hundred infantry , under Lieutenant - colonel Boskirk , crossed from Staten Island to Trembly's Point , surprised the picket - guard at Elizabethtown , and captured two majors , two cap- tains ...
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... hundred men at a stone building commonly known as Young's house , from the name of its owner . It commanded a road which passed from north to south down along the narrow but fertile and beautiful valley of the Sawmill River , now known ...
... hundred men at a stone building commonly known as Young's house , from the name of its owner . It commanded a road which passed from north to south down along the narrow but fertile and beautiful valley of the Sawmill River , now known ...
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... cavalry horses was especially felt by Sir Henry . There was a corps of two hundred and fifty dragoons , on which he depended greatly in the kind of * Ann . Register 1780 , p . 217 . guerilla warfare he was likely to pursue , in a.
... cavalry horses was especially felt by Sir Henry . There was a corps of two hundred and fifty dragoons , on which he depended greatly in the kind of * Ann . Register 1780 , p . 217 . guerilla warfare he was likely to pursue , in a.
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... hundred British and Hessian troops , under Lord Rawdon , reinforcements for Sir Henry Clinton . It seemed evident the enemy intended to push their operations with vigor at the South ; per- haps , to make it the principal theatre of the ...
... hundred British and Hessian troops , under Lord Rawdon , reinforcements for Sir Henry Clinton . It seemed evident the enemy intended to push their operations with vigor at the South ; per- haps , to make it the principal theatre of the ...
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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