Life of George Washington, Količina 2B. Tauchnitz, 1856 |
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Stran 6
... hand to man them . Within this attenuated semicircle , the British forces lay concentrated and compact ; and having command of the water , might suddenly bring their main strength to bear upon some weak point , force it , and sever the ...
... hand to man them . Within this attenuated semicircle , the British forces lay concentrated and compact ; and having command of the water , might suddenly bring their main strength to bear upon some weak point , force it , and sever the ...
Stran 8
... hands . Nature had endowed him with quick parts , and a sound judgment , and his assiduity was crowned with success . He became fluent and instructive in conver- sation , and his letters , still extant , show that he held an able pen ...
... hands . Nature had endowed him with quick parts , and a sound judgment , and his assiduity was crowned with success . He became fluent and instructive in conver- sation , and his letters , still extant , show that he held an able pen ...
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... , " that the officers engaged in the cause of liberty and their country , who by the fortune of war have fallen into your hands , have been thrown indiscriminately into a common jail , appropriated to felons ; that no considera-
... , " that the officers engaged in the cause of liberty and their country , who by the fortune of war have fallen into your hands , have been thrown indiscriminately into a common jail , appropriated to felons ; that no considera-
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... hands only as unfortunate , and they shall receive from me that treatment to which the unfortunate are ever entitled . " The following are the essential parts of a letter from General Gage in reply . " SIR , To the glory of civilized ...
... hands only as unfortunate , and they shall receive from me that treatment to which the unfortunate are ever entitled . " The following are the essential parts of a letter from General Gage in reply . " SIR , To the glory of civilized ...
Stran 27
... hands , or of your other friends in Boston , a pretence for such measures , found barbarity upon falsehood . " I would willingly hope , sir , that the sentiments of liberality which I have always believed you to possess , will be ...
... hands , or of your other friends in Boston , a pretence for such measures , found barbarity upon falsehood . " I would willingly hope , sir , that the sentiments of liberality which I have always believed you to possess , will be ...
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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