Life of George Washington, Količina 2B. Tauchnitz, 1856 |
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... guard . Here the sentinel challenged , but suffered me to come up to him ; the whole guard , like the first , in the soundest sleep . With a penknife only I could have cut off both guards , and then have set fire to the blockhouse ...
... guard . Here the sentinel challenged , but suffered me to come up to him ; the whole guard , like the first , in the soundest sleep . With a penknife only I could have cut off both guards , and then have set fire to the blockhouse ...
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... force could be landed . Guards were stationed on the roads to prevent any one passing and * Am . Archives , Fourth Series , iii . 754 . 1775. ] ETHAN ALLEN TAKEN PRISONER . 59 giving the 58 1775 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... force could be landed . Guards were stationed on the roads to prevent any one passing and * Am . Archives , Fourth Series , iii . 754 . 1775. ] ETHAN ALLEN TAKEN PRISONER . 59 giving the 58 1775 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
Stran 87
... guard - boats , and effected his escape to Three Rivers , where he embarked in a vessel for Quebec . After his departure the flotilla surrendered , and all those who had taken refuge on board were made prisoners of war . Among them was ...
... guard - boats , and effected his escape to Three Rivers , where he embarked in a vessel for Quebec . After his departure the flotilla surrendered , and all those who had taken refuge on board were made prisoners of war . Among them was ...
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... guard to escort her . She had declined the offer , not consider- ing herself in danger . Lund Washington was equally free from apprehensions on the subject . " Lord Dun- more , " writes he , " will hardly himself venture up this river ...
... guard to escort her . She had declined the offer , not consider- ing herself in danger . Lund Washington was equally free from apprehensions on the subject . " Lord Dun- more , " writes he , " will hardly himself venture up this river ...
Stran 105
... on account of the badness of the roads , partly out of re- gard to the horses , of which Washington was always very careful , and which were generally remarkable for beauty and excellence . Escorts and guards of honor attended.
... on account of the badness of the roads , partly out of re- gard to the horses , of which Washington was always very careful , and which were generally remarkable for beauty and excellence . Escorts and guards of honor attended.
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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