Life of George Washington, Količina 2B. Tauchnitz, 1856 |
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... boats . Fresh provisions and vegetables were consequently growing more and more scarce and extravagantly dear , and sickness began to prevail . have done and shall do every thing in my power to dis- tress them , " writes he to his ...
... boats . Fresh provisions and vegetables were consequently growing more and more scarce and extravagantly dear , and sickness began to prevail . have done and shall do every thing in my power to dis- tress them , " writes he to his ...
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... boat , quitted his post to go and awaken the guard , con- sisting of three men , in which he had no success . I walked up and came to another , a sergeant's guard . Here the sentinel challenged , but suffered me to come up to him ; the ...
... boat , quitted his post to go and awaken the guard , con- sisting of three men , in which he had no success . I walked up and came to another , a sergeant's guard . Here the sentinel challenged , but suffered me to come up to him ; the ...
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... boats and prepare for the enterprise , should it ultimately be ordered by Congress . Schuyler was an authoritative man , and inherited from his Dutch ancestry a great love of order ; he was excessively annoyed , therefore , by the ...
... boats and prepare for the enterprise , should it ultimately be ordered by Congress . Schuyler was an authoritative man , and inherited from his Dutch ancestry a great love of order ; he was excessively annoyed , therefore , by the ...
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... boats now ready could hold , taking with him two pieces of artillery ; with this force he set off down the lake . A letter to General Schuyler explained the cause of his sudden departure , and entreated him to follow on in a whale - boat ...
... boats now ready could hold , taking with him two pieces of artillery ; with this force he set off down the lake . A letter to General Schuyler explained the cause of his sudden departure , and entreated him to follow on in a whale - boat ...
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... boats , in co- operation with an attempt upon their lines at Roxbury . " The success of such an enterprise , " adds he , " depends , I well know , upon the Allwise Disposer of events , and it is not within the reach of human wisdom to ...
... boats , in co- operation with an attempt upon their lines at Roxbury . " The success of such an enterprise , " adds he , " depends , I well know , upon the Allwise Disposer of events , and it is not within the reach of human wisdom to ...
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affairs alarm American arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack battery boats Boston British camp Canada Canadians cannon cannonade Captain Carleton cause Clinton Colonel Colonel Reed colonies command commander-in-chief committee conduct Connecticut cross defence despatched detachment Dorchester Heights embarked encamped enemy enemy's Ethan Allen expedition fire fleet force Fort Constitution Fort Montgomery Fort Washington fortified garrison Gates George Clinton give Governor Governor Tryon Green Mountain Boys Greene guard guns head-quarters Hessians Highlands Hill honor Hudson hundred Indians inhabitants James Clinton Jerseys Johns King's Bridge land Lee's letter lieutenant Long Island miles military militia Montgomery Montreal morning night o'clock officers orders passed Philadelphia Point present President of Congress prisoners province Putnam quarters Quebec received regiment reinforcements retreat river Schuyler sent ships soldiers soon Sorel spirit Staten Island stationed Sullivan Sullivan's Island thousand Ticonderoga tion tories town troops Tryon Washington writes York