Life of George Washington, Količina 2B. Tauchnitz, 1856 |
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... Lines The Morris House -Alexander Hamilton - The Enemy advance Successful Skirmish - Death of Knowlton- Great Fire in New York - Reorganization of the Army Exchange of Prisoners — - CONTENTS OF VOLUME II . - - - Daniel Morgan x CONTENTS ...
... Lines The Morris House -Alexander Hamilton - The Enemy advance Successful Skirmish - Death of Knowlton- Great Fire in New York - Reorganization of the Army Exchange of Prisoners — - CONTENTS OF VOLUME II . - - - Daniel Morgan x CONTENTS ...
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... line which linked the ex- treme posts , was formed of rudely - constructed works , far too extensive for the troops which were at hand to man them . Within this attenuated semicircle , the British forces lay concentrated and compact ...
... line which linked the ex- treme posts , was formed of rudely - constructed works , far too extensive for the troops which were at hand to man them . Within this attenuated semicircle , the British forces lay concentrated and compact ...
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... lines before Boston , three regiments , whose encampment we have just described , and who were pronounced the best disciplined and appointed troops in the army . Greene made a soldier - like address to Washington , welcoming him to the ...
... lines before Boston , three regiments , whose encampment we have just described , and who were pronounced the best disciplined and appointed troops in the army . Greene made a soldier - like address to Washington , welcoming him to the ...
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... to advert to this estrangement of Gates on subsequent occasions . The hazardous position of the army from the great extent and weakness of its lines , was what most pressed on the immediate attention of Washington ; and he sum-
... to advert to this estrangement of Gates on subsequent occasions . The hazardous position of the army from the great extent and weakness of its lines , was what most pressed on the immediate attention of Washington ; and he sum-
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... line of works , after the great labor and expense of their construction , would be dispiriting to the troops and en ... lines are extended almost from Cambridge to Mystic River ; very soon it will be morally impossible for the enemy to ...
... line of works , after the great labor and expense of their construction , would be dispiriting to the troops and en ... lines are extended almost from Cambridge to Mystic River ; very soon it will be morally impossible for the enemy to ...
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