Life of George Washington, Količina 2B. Tauchnitz, 1856 |
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Stran 5
... force , however , was intrenched south of the town on the neck leading to Roxbury , - the only entrance to Boston by land . The American troops were irregularly distributed in a kind of semicircle eight or nine miles in extent ; the ...
... force , however , was intrenched south of the town on the neck leading to Roxbury , - the only entrance to Boston by land . The American troops were irregularly distributed in a kind of semicircle eight or nine miles in extent ; the ...
Stran 6
... forces lay concentrated and compact ; and having command of the water , might suddenly bring their main strength to ... force which had thus stretched itself out to beleaguer a town and harbor defended by ships and floating batteries ...
... forces lay concentrated and compact ; and having command of the water , might suddenly bring their main strength to ... force which had thus stretched itself out to beleaguer a town and harbor defended by ships and floating batteries ...
Stran 21
... force the enemy to come out of Boston and try a deci- sive action . His lines had for some time cut off all com- munication of the town with the country , and he had caused the live stock within a considerable distance of the place to ...
... force the enemy to come out of Boston and try a deci- sive action . His lines had for some time cut off all com- munication of the town with the country , and he had caused the live stock within a considerable distance of the place to ...
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... force , engaged in a legiti- mate cause , and that both himself and his army were to be treated on a footing of perfect equality . The correspondence arose from the treatment of several American officers . " I understand , " writes ...
... force , engaged in a legiti- mate cause , and that both himself and his army were to be treated on a footing of perfect equality . The correspondence arose from the treatment of several American officers . " I understand , " writes ...
Stran 34
... force . Two thousand men , he was certain , would be sufficient to get possession of the province . " I beg leave to ... forces requisite for his suggested invasion . " In order to give satisfaction to the different colonies , I propose ...
... force . Two thousand men , he was certain , would be sufficient to get possession of the province . " I beg leave to ... forces requisite for his suggested invasion . " In order to give satisfaction to the different colonies , I propose ...
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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