Life of George Washington, Količina 2G.P. Putnam's sons, 1856 |
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Stran 40
... thoughts , his bosom coun- selor . He felt the need of such a friend in the present exigency , placed as he was in a new and untried situation , and having to act with persons hitherto unknown to him . In military affairs , it is true ...
... thoughts , his bosom coun- selor . He felt the need of such a friend in the present exigency , placed as he was in a new and untried situation , and having to act with persons hitherto unknown to him . In military affairs , it is true ...
Stran 41
... thought Washington might have obtained for him had he used his influence with Congress . We shall have to ad- vert to this estrangement of Gates on subsequent occasions . The hazardous position of the army from the great ex- tent and ...
... thought Washington might have obtained for him had he used his influence with Congress . We shall have to ad- vert to this estrangement of Gates on subsequent occasions . The hazardous position of the army from the great ex- tent and ...
Stran 42
... thought , twelve months past , that all Cambridge and Charlestown would be covered over with American camps , and cut up into forts and intrench- ments , and all the lands , fields , orchards , laid common , - horses and cattle feeding ...
... thought , twelve months past , that all Cambridge and Charlestown would be covered over with American camps , and cut up into forts and intrench- ments , and all the lands , fields , orchards , laid common , - horses and cattle feeding ...
Stran 51
... thought that , considering the clandestine inter- course carried on between the two camps , intelligence of this deficiency of ammunition on the part of the besiegers must have been conveyed to the British commander ; but that the bold ...
... thought that , considering the clandestine inter- course carried on between the two camps , intelligence of this deficiency of ammunition on the part of the besiegers must have been conveyed to the British commander ; but that the bold ...
Stran 77
... thoughts for several days . As the con- templated movement of Schuyler would probably cause all the British force in Canada to be concentrated in the neighborhood of Montreal and St. John's , he proposed to send off an expedition of ten ...
... thoughts for several days . As the con- templated movement of Schuyler would probably cause all the British force in Canada to be concentrated in the neighborhood of Montreal and St. John's , he proposed to send off an expedition of ten ...
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5th Series advance affairs alarm American Archives arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack battery boats Boston brigade British Brunswick camp Canada cannon cannonade Captain Carleton cause Clinton Colonel Colonel Reed command commander-in-chief committee Connecticut crossed defense Delaware detachment embarked encamped enemy enemy's eral Ferry fire force Fort Constitution Fort Lee Fort Montgomery Fort Washington garrison Gates George Clinton Governor Green Mountain Boys Greene guard head-quarters Heath Hessians Highlands Hill honor Hudson hundred ington James Clinton Jerseys John's King's Bridge land Lee's letter lieutenant Long Island Lord Stirling ment miles military militia Montgomery Montreal morning night o'clock officers orders pass Peekskill Philadelphia Point present President of Congress prisoners province Putnam quarters Quebec Rahl received regiment reinforced reply retreat river Schuyler sent Seth Warner ships soldiers spirit Staten Island stationed Sullivan thousand Ticonderoga tion tories town Trenton troops Wash Washington 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.