Life of George Washington, Količina 4G.P. Putnam & Company, 1857 |
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Stran 7
... town house , a church , and a private residence , and the plundering of the inhabitants . The church destroyed was a Presbyterian place of worship , and its pastor , the Rev. James Caldwell , had rendered himself an especial object of ...
... town house , a church , and a private residence , and the plundering of the inhabitants . The church destroyed was a Presbyterian place of worship , and its pastor , the Rev. James Caldwell , had rendered himself an especial object of ...
Stran 27
... town should be attacked , as now threatened , I know my duty will call me to defend it , as long as opposition can be of any avail . I hope my inclination will coincide with my duty . " The voyage of Sir Henry Clinton proved long and ...
... town should be attacked , as now threatened , I know my duty will call me to defend it , as long as opposition can be of any avail . I hope my inclination will coincide with my duty . " The voyage of Sir Henry Clinton proved long and ...
Stran 30
... town . Admiral Arbuthnot soon showed an intention of intro- ducing his ships into the harbor ; barricading their waists , anchoring them in a situation where they might take advantage of the first favorable spring - tide , and fixing ...
... town . Admiral Arbuthnot soon showed an intention of intro- ducing his ships into the harbor ; barricading their waists , anchoring them in a situation where they might take advantage of the first favorable spring - tide , and fixing ...
Stran 31
... town and garrison , " writes he in reply . " It really appears to me , that the propriety of attempting to defend the town , depended on the probability of defending the bar , and that when this ceased , the attempt ought to have been ...
... town and garrison , " writes he in reply . " It really appears to me , that the propriety of attempting to defend the town , depended on the probability of defending the bar , and that when this ceased , the attempt ought to have been ...
Stran 47
... cannon were landed to aid in the defence of the town . The reinforcements expected from the North were not yet arrived ; the militia of the State did not appear at Governor Rutledge's command , and other reliances were failing.
... cannon were landed to aid in the defence of the town . The reinforcements expected from the North were not yet arrived ; the militia of the State did not appear at Governor Rutledge's command , and other reliances were failing.
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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