Life of George Washington, Količina 4G.P. Putnam, 1869 |
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Stran 27
... hope my in- clination 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 vessel foundered . Most of the ...
... hope my in- clination 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 vessel foundered . Most of the ...
Stran 34
... hope we shall extricate ourselves , and bring everything 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 ...
... hope we shall extricate ourselves , and bring everything 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 ...
Stran 45
... hope . The country is in such a state of insensibility and indifference to its in- terests that I dare not flatter myself with any change for the better . " And again , " The present juncture is so interesting , that if it does not pro ...
... hope . The country is in such a state of insensibility and indifference to its in- terests that I dare not flatter myself with any change for the better . " And again , " The present juncture is so interesting , that if it does not pro ...
Stran 81
... 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 ...
... 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 ...
Stran 102
... hope of vic- tory.1 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 vic- tory.1 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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advance aide-de-camp American André arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack baggage battle bridge British British army Camden camp campaign captured Catawba cavalry Charleston Chesapeake Colonel command commander-in-chief conduct Congress coöperate corps Count de Grasse Count de Rochambeau Creek crossed detachment dispatched dragoons effect encamped enemy enemy's eral favor fire forage force French fleet garrison Gates gave Governor Greene guard Hamilton head-quarters honor horses Hudson hundred infantry ington Island James River Jersey killed King's Lafayette land letter Lord Cornwallis Lord Rawdon lordship marquis Marquis de Lafayette ment miles military militia Morgan Mount Vernon mounted night North Carolina officers orders passed patriotism Pennsylvania prisoners quarters received regiment reinforcements retreat road Rochambeau sent ships side Sir Henry Clinton soldiers South Sumter Tallmadge Tarleton thousand tion took troops Virginia wagons Wash Washington Wayne West Point wounded writes York York Island Yorktown