Life of George Washington, Količina 4G.P. Putnam & Company, 1857 |
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Stran vi
... Move- ment of Cornwallis to cross the Catawba - Affair at McGowan's Ford -Militia surprised by Tarleton at Tarrant's Tavern - Cornwallis checked by the Rising of the Yadkin - Contest of Skill and Speed of the two Armies in a March to ...
... Move- ment of Cornwallis to cross the Catawba - Affair at McGowan's Ford -Militia surprised by Tarleton at Tarrant's Tavern - Cornwallis checked by the Rising of the Yadkin - Contest of Skill and Speed of the two Armies in a March to ...
Stran 47
... move , station- ing some of his ships in Cooper River , and sinking the rest at its mouth so as to prevent the enemy from run- ning up that river , and cutting off communication with the country on the east : the crews and heavy cannon ...
... move , station- ing some of his ships in Cooper River , and sinking the rest at its mouth so as to prevent the enemy from run- ning up that river , and cutting off communication with the country on the east : the crews and heavy cannon ...
Stran 48
... moved Major Ferguson with a corps of riflemen , and Major Cochrane with the infan- try of the British legion ; two brave and enterprising officers . It was a toilsome march , through swamps and difficult passes . Being arrived in the ...
... moved Major Ferguson with a corps of riflemen , and Major Cochrane with the infan- try of the British legion ; two brave and enterprising officers . It was a toilsome march , through swamps and difficult passes . Being arrived in the ...
Stran 52
... moved with the van toward Monk's Corner . A night march had been judged the most advisable . It was made in profound silence and by unfrequented roads . In the course of the march , a negro was descried attempting to avoid notice . He ...
... moved with the van toward Monk's Corner . A night march had been judged the most advisable . It was made in profound silence and by unfrequented roads . In the course of the march , a negro was descried attempting to avoid notice . He ...
Stran 53
... such of his dragoons as had escaped at Monk's Corner . Cornwallis had committed the country between Cooper and Wando Rivers to Tarleton's charge , with orders to * Stedman , ii . 183 . be continually on the move with the cavalry and infan-
... such of his dragoons as had escaped at Monk's Corner . Cornwallis had committed the country between Cooper and Wando Rivers to Tarleton's charge , with orders to * Stedman , ii . 183 . be continually on the move with the cavalry and infan-
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