Life of George Washington, Količina 4G.P. Putnam, 1869 |
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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 approach was discovered ; the troops took ref- uge 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 approach was discovered ; the troops took ref- uge in ...
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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 valley of the Sawmill River , now known by its ATTACK ...
... 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 valley of the Sawmill River , now known by its ATTACK ...
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... hundred land troops , offering to take command of it should it be carried into effect , as his wounds still disabled him from duty on land . Washington , who knew his abilities in either service , was disposed to favor his proposition ...
... hundred land troops , offering to take command of it should it be carried into effect , as his wounds still disabled him from duty on land . Washington , who knew his abilities in either service , was disposed to favor his proposition ...
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... hundred and fifty dragoons , on which he depended greatly in the kind of guerrilla warfare he was likely to pursue , in a country of for- ests and morasses . Lieutenant - colonel Banastre Tarleton who commanded them , was one of those ...
... hundred and fifty dragoons , on which he depended greatly in the kind of guerrilla warfare he was likely to pursue , in a country of for- ests and morasses . Lieutenant - colonel Banastre Tarleton who commanded them , was one of those ...
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... hundred light troops outside , who were to hover about the en- emy and prevent small parties from marauding . It was not until the 12th of March that Sir Henry Clinton effected his tardy approach , and took up a position on Charleston ...
... hundred light troops outside , who were to hover about the en- emy and prevent small parties from marauding . It was not until the 12th of March that Sir Henry Clinton effected his tardy approach , and took up a position on Charleston ...
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