Life of George Washington, Količina 2B. Tauchnitz, 1856 |
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Stran x
... Enemy Councils of War Question of the Abandonment of the City Distribution of the Army - Ships in the East River The Enemy at Hell Gate Bay Panic of the Connecticut Militia - - - Skirmish at Turtle Rage and Personal Peril of Washington ...
... Enemy Councils of War Question of the Abandonment of the City Distribution of the Army - Ships in the East River The Enemy at Hell Gate Bay Panic of the Connecticut Militia - - - Skirmish at Turtle Rage and Personal Peril of Washington ...
Stran xi
... Enemy at Throg's Neck Washington's Arrange- ments - Rides to Throg's Neck The Enemy brought to a Stand Military Movements - Arrival of Lee - A Command assigned to him Criticises the Conduct of Congress and the Army Council of War The ...
... Enemy at Throg's Neck Washington's Arrange- ments - Rides to Throg's Neck The Enemy brought to a Stand Military Movements - Arrival of Lee - A Command assigned to him Criticises the Conduct of Congress and the Army Council of War The ...
Stran xii
... Enemy -Washing- ton's Resolve in case of Extremity --- CHAPTER XLII . Page 373 - - - Lee - Lee at Peekskill - Stanch Adherence of Heath to Orders crosses the Hudson Washington at Trenton - Lee at the heels of the Enemy - His ...
... Enemy -Washing- ton's Resolve in case of Extremity --- CHAPTER XLII . Page 373 - - - Lee - Lee at Peekskill - Stanch Adherence of Heath to Orders crosses the Hudson Washington at Trenton - Lee at the heels of the Enemy - His ...
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... enemy , while it would expose a wide extent of the surrounding country to maraud and ravage . Beside , no safer position presented itself , on which to fall back . This being generally admitted , it was de- termined to hold on to the ...
... enemy , while it would expose a wide extent of the surrounding country to maraud and ravage . Beside , no safer position presented itself , on which to fall back . This being generally admitted , it was de- termined to hold on to the ...
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... enemy have of transporting troops , by being masters of the sea , will enable them to harass us by diversions of this kind ; and should we be tempted to pursue them , upon every alarm , the army must either be so weakened as to expose ...
... enemy have of transporting troops , by being masters of the sea , will enable them to harass us by diversions of this kind ; and should we be tempted to pursue them , upon every alarm , the army must either be so weakened as to expose ...
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