Life of George Washington, Količina 4G.P. Putnam, 1869 |
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... covered with snow ; troops could be rapidly transported on sleighs ; and it was determined that Young's house should be sur- prised , and this rebel nest broken up . On the evening of the 2d of February , an ex- pedition set out for the ...
... covered with snow ; troops could be rapidly transported on sleighs ; and it was determined that Young's house should be sur- prised , and this rebel nest broken up . On the evening of the 2d of February , an ex- pedition set out for the ...
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... covered by Colonel Shreve , but he too was obliged to give way before the overwhelming force of the enemy , and join the brigades of Maxwell and Stark upon the hill . General Greene , finding his front too much extended for his small ...
... covered by Colonel Shreve , but he too was obliged to give way before the overwhelming force of the enemy , and join the brigades of Maxwell and Stark upon the hill . General Greene , finding his front too much extended for his small ...
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... covered with the camp . " " " 1 The troops were landed to the east of the town ; their encampment was on a fine situation , and extended nearly across the island . Much was said of their gallant and martial appearance . There was the ...
... covered with the camp . " " " 1 The troops were landed to the east of the town ; their encampment was on a fine situation , and extended nearly across the island . Much was said of their gallant and martial appearance . There was the ...
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... covered with forests of cy- press , cedar , and laurel , green all the year and odoriferous , but tangled with vines and almost im- penetrable . In their bosoms , however , are fine savannahs ; natural lawns , open to cultivation , and.
... covered with forests of cy- press , cedar , and laurel , green all the year and odoriferous , but tangled with vines and almost im- penetrable . In their bosoms , however , are fine savannahs ; natural lawns , open to cultivation , and.
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... covered by a marsh . The second Maryland brigade formed a reserve , a few hun- dred yards in rear of the first . At daybreak ( August 16th ) , the enemy were dimly descried advancing in column ; they ap- peared to be displaying to the ...
... covered by a marsh . The second Maryland brigade formed a reserve , a few hun- dred yards in rear of the first . At daybreak ( August 16th ) , the enemy were dimly descried advancing in column ; they ap- peared to be displaying to the ...
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