Life of George Washington, Količina 2G. P. Putnam's sons, 1856 |
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Stran 62
... direction , until the advice of the Continental Congress could be had . The Continental Congress at length legitimated the exploit , and , as it were , accepted the captured fortress . As it was situated within New York , the custody of ...
... direction , until the advice of the Continental Congress could be had . The Continental Congress at length legitimated the exploit , and , as it were , accepted the captured fortress . As it was situated within New York , the custody of ...
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... directions as to their manage- ment , and the agent rendered as clear and minute returns of everything that had been done in consequence . According to recent accounts , Mount Vernon had been considered in danger . Lord Dunmore was ...
... directions as to their manage- ment , and the agent rendered as clear and minute returns of everything that had been done in consequence . According to recent accounts , Mount Vernon had been considered in danger . Lord Dunmore was ...
Stran 153
... directions concerning Mount Vernon : - " Let the hospitality of the house with respect to the poor be kept up . Let no one go hungry away . If any of this kind of people should be in want of corn , supply their necessaries , provided it ...
... directions concerning Mount Vernon : - " Let the hospitality of the house with respect to the poor be kept up . Let no one go hungry away . If any of this kind of people should be in want of corn , supply their necessaries , provided it ...
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... directions for fortifications , Lee returned to camp after an absence of ten days . Some of his proceedings were considered too high - handed , and were disapproved by Congress . Lee made light of legislative censures . " One must not ...
... directions for fortifications , Lee returned to camp after an absence of ten days . Some of his proceedings were considered too high - handed , and were disapproved by Congress . Lee made light of legislative censures . " One must not ...
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... direction was traversed by a picket or stockade , defended by Canadian militia ; be- yond which was a second defense , a kind of block - house , forming a battery of small pieces , manned by Canadian militia , and a few seamen , and ...
... direction was traversed by a picket or stockade , defended by Canadian militia ; be- yond which was a second defense , a kind of block - house , forming a battery of small pieces , manned by Canadian militia , and a few seamen , and ...
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5th Series affairs alarm American Archives arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack battery boats Boston British Canada Canadians cannon cannonade Captain Carleton cause colonies command commander-in-chief Connecticut council defense detachment Dorchester Dorchester Heights embarked encamped enemy enemy's enlisted eral fire fleet force Fort Constitution Fort Montgomery Fort Washington fortified garrison Gates George Clinton give Governor Tryon Greene guard guns head-quarters heights Hessians Highlands Hill honor hope Hudson hundred Indian ington inhabitants James Clinton Jersey John's King's Bridge land Lee's Long Island Lord Stirling ment miles military militia Montgomery Montreal morning night o'clock officers ordered pass Point present President of Congress prisoners Putnam Quebec Quinze Chiens received redoubts regiment reinforced retreat riflemen river Schuyler secure sent ships shore Sir Henry Clinton soldiers soon spirit Staten Island stationed Sullivan Sullivan's Island thousand Ticonderoga tion tories town troops Wash writes York
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Stran 71 - The Congress having done me the honor of electing me a brigadier-general in their service, is an event which must put an end for a while, perhaps forever, to the quiet scheme of life I had prescribed for myself; for, though entirely unexpected and undesired by me, the will of an oppressed people, compelled to choose between liberty and slavery, must be obeyed.
Stran 40 - ... be tied up and receive thirty or forty lashes, according to his crime. Thousands are at work every day from four till eleven o'clock in the morning. It is surprising how much work has been done. The lines are extended almost from Cambridge to Mystic River, so that very soon it will be morally impossible for the enemy to get between the works...
Stran 343 - Highlanders, Hessians, and other troops to be landed on Staten Island. At the beginning of August, the squadron with Sir Henry Clinton, recently repulsed at Charleston, anchored in the bay.
Stran 296 - The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forevermore.
Stran 219 - I went to bed about twelve, and rose again a little after one. I could no more sleep than if I had been in the engagement ; the rattling of the windows, the jar of the house, the continual roar of twenty-four pounders, and the bursting of shells, give us such ideas, and realize a scene to us of which we could scarcely form any conception. I hope to give you joy of Boston, even if it is in ruins, before I send this away.
Stran 519 - It may be thought that I am going a good deal out of the line of my duty, to adopt these measures, or to advise thus freely. A character to lose, an estate to forfeit, the inestimable blessings of liberty at stake, and a life devoted, must be my excuse.
Stran 387 - Men just dragged from the tender scenes of domestic life, unaccustomed to the din of arms, totally unacquainted with every kind of military skill (which...
Stran 54 - I remonstrated with you on the unworthy treatment shown to the officers and citizens of America, whom the fortune of war, chance, or a mistaken confidence, had thrown into your hands. — Whether British or American mercy, fortitude, and patience are most preeminent ; whether our virtuous citizens, whom the hand of tyranny has forced into arms to defend their wives, their children, and their property, or the mercenary instruments of lawless domination, avarice, and revenge, best deserve the appellation...
Stran 485 - General Washington's own judgment, seconded by representations from us, would I believe have saved the men and their arms, but unluckily General Greene's judgment was contrary; this kept the general's mind in a state of suspense till the stroke was struck. Oh! General— an indecisive mind is one of the greatest misfortunes that can befall an army— how often have I lamented it this campaign.
Stran 346 - That the troops may have an opportunity of attending public worship, as well as to take some rest after the great fatigue they have gone through, the general, in future, excuses them from fatigue duty on Sundays, except at the ship-yards, or on special occasions, until further orders.