Life of George Washington, Količina 2B. Tauchnitz, 1856 |
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... considered especially formidable ; and they had with them eleven thousand veteran troops , well appointed and well disciplined . In visiting the different posts , Washington halted for a time at Prospect Hill , which , as its name ...
... considered especially formidable ; and they had with them eleven thousand veteran troops , well appointed and well disciplined . In visiting the different posts , Washington halted for a time at Prospect Hill , which , as its name ...
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... considered him- self well fitted by his military knowledge and ex- perience , and which he thought Washington might have obtained for him had he used his influence with Congress . We shall have to advert to this estrangement of Gates on ...
... considered him- self well fitted by his military knowledge and ex- perience , and which he thought Washington might have obtained for him had he used his influence with Congress . We shall have to advert to this estrangement of Gates on ...
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... considered that every town , and indeed every part of our sea - coast , which is exposed to these depredations , would have an equal claim upon this army . " It is the misfortune of our situation which exposes us to these ravages , and ...
... considered that every town , and indeed every part of our sea - coast , which is exposed to these depredations , would have an equal claim upon this army . " It is the misfortune of our situation which exposes us to these ravages , and ...
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... considered beneath notice . In a letter to Governor Cooke of Rhode Island , he suggested that an armed vessel of that province might be sent to seize upon a magazine of gunpowder , said to be in a remote part of the Island of Bermuda ...
... considered beneath notice . In a letter to Governor Cooke of Rhode Island , he suggested that an armed vessel of that province might be sent to seize upon a magazine of gunpowder , said to be in a remote part of the Island of Bermuda ...
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... considered by the peo- ple of the province : in the mean time , Schuyler set diligently to work to build boats and prepare for the enterprise , should it ultimately be ordered by Congress . Schuyler was an authoritative man , and ...
... considered by the peo- ple of the province : in the mean time , Schuyler set diligently to work to build boats and prepare for the enterprise , should it ultimately be ordered by Congress . Schuyler was an authoritative man , and ...
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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