Life of George Washington, Količina 4G.P. Putnam, 1869 |
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Stran 32
... whole operating force pres- ent on this and the other side of the North River , amounts only to ten thousand four hundred rank and file , of which about two thousand eight hun- dred will have completed their term of service by the last ...
... whole operating force pres- ent on this and the other side of the North River , amounts only to ten thousand four hundred rank and file , of which about two thousand eight hun- dred will have completed their term of service by the last ...
Stran 33
... whole Union , he determined to leave something at hazard in the Middle States , where the country was internally so strong , and yield further succor to the Southern States , which had not equal military advantages . With the consent of ...
... whole Union , he determined to leave something at hazard in the Middle States , where the country was internally so strong , and yield further succor to the Southern States , which had not equal military advantages . With the consent of ...
Stran 40
... whole effective land force of the enemy he estimated at about eight thousand regulars and four thousand refugees , with some militia , on which no great dependence could be placed . Their naval force consisted of one seventy - four gun ...
... whole effective land force of the enemy he estimated at about eight thousand regulars and four thousand refugees , with some militia , on which no great dependence could be placed . Their naval force consisted of one seventy - four gun ...
Stran 61
... whole British loss was two officers and three privates killed , and one officer and fourteen privates wounded . What , then , could excuse this horrible carnage of an almost prostrate enemy ? We give Tarleton's own excuse for it . It ...
... whole British loss was two officers and three privates killed , and one officer and fourteen privates wounded . What , then , could excuse this horrible carnage of an almost prostrate enemy ? We give Tarleton's own excuse for it . It ...
Stran 64
... whole or part of his force . In that case , flushed with his recent suc- cess , he might proceed immediately up the Hud- son , and make an attempt upon West Point , in the present distressed condition of the garrison . So thinking ...
... whole or part of his force . In that case , flushed with his recent suc- cess , he might proceed immediately up the Hud- son , and make an attempt upon West Point , in the present distressed condition of the garrison . So thinking ...
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