Life of George Washington, Količina 4G.P. Putnam, 1869 |
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... tion . After Fortunes of Mrs. Arnold ― the Captors . - - CHAPTER XII . - · Greene takes Command at West Point . Insidious At- tempts to shake the Confidence of Washington in his Officers . Plan to entrap Arnold . - Character of Sergeant ...
... tion . After Fortunes of Mrs. Arnold ― the Captors . - - CHAPTER XII . - · Greene takes Command at West Point . Insidious At- tempts to shake the Confidence of Washington in his Officers . Plan to entrap Arnold . - Character of Sergeant ...
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... tion . - Greene recrosses the Dan . - Country scoured by Lee and Pickens . - Affair with Colonel Pyle . - Maneuvers of Cornwallis to bring Greene to Action . Battle of Guilford Court - house . Greene retreats Cornwallis marches to- to ...
... tion . - Greene recrosses the Dan . - Country scoured by Lee and Pickens . - Affair with Colonel Pyle . - Maneuvers of Cornwallis to bring Greene to Action . Battle of Guilford Court - house . Greene retreats Cornwallis marches to- to ...
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... tion . I feel my own insufficiency and want of experience . I can promise you nothing but a disposition to serve my country . If this town should be attacked , as now threatened , I know my duty will call me to defend it , as long as ...
... tion . I feel my own insufficiency and want of experience . I can promise you nothing but a disposition to serve my country . If this town should be attacked , as now threatened , I know my duty will call me to defend it , as long as ...
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... tion . General Lincoln took advantage of this slow- ness on the part of his assailant , to extend and strengthen the works . Charleston stands at the end of an isthmus formed by the Ashley and Cooper rivers . Beyond the main works on ...
... tion . General Lincoln took advantage of this slow- ness on the part of his assailant , to extend and strengthen the works . Charleston stands at the end of an isthmus formed by the Ashley and Cooper rivers . Beyond the main works on ...
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... tion within it , therefore , after having destroyed a part of the enemy's buoys , and took a position where his ships might be abreast , and form a cross - fire with the batteries of Fort Moultrie , where Colonel Pinckney commanded ...
... tion within it , therefore , after having destroyed a part of the enemy's buoys , and took a position where his ships might be abreast , and form a cross - fire with the batteries of Fort Moultrie , where Colonel Pinckney commanded ...
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