Life of George Washington, Količina 2B. Tauchnitz, 1856 |
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... mile from head - quarters . A multitude had assembled there , for as yet military spectacles were novelties , and the camp was full of visitors , men , women and children , from all parts of the country , who had relatives among the ...
... mile from head - quarters . A multitude had assembled there , for as yet military spectacles were novelties , and the camp was full of visitors , men , women and children , from all parts of the country , who had relatives among the ...
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... mile distant to the west ; the British standard floating as if in triumph on its summit . The main force under General Howe was intrenching itself strongly about half a mile beyond the place of the recent battle . Scarlet uniforms ...
... mile distant to the west ; the British standard floating as if in triumph on its summit . The main force under General Howe was intrenching itself strongly about half a mile beyond the place of the recent battle . Scarlet uniforms ...
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... miles in extent ; the left resting on Winter Hill , the most northern post ; the right extending on the south to Roxbury and Dor- chester Neck . Washington reconnoitred the British posts from various points of view . Every thing about ...
... miles in extent ; the left resting on Winter Hill , the most northern post ; the right extending on the south to Roxbury and Dor- chester Neck . Washington reconnoitred the British posts from various points of view . Every thing about ...
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... mile distant from each other . The owners had been in the habit of assembling every afternoon in one or other of these houses , and of diverting themselves with music or dancing ; and lived in affluence , in good humor , and without ...
... mile distant from each other . The owners had been in the habit of assembling every afternoon in one or other of these houses , and of diverting themselves with music or dancing ; and lived in affluence , in good humor , and without ...
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... miles in three weeks . They will be found of signal efficiency in the sharpest conflicts of the revolutionary war . While all his forces were required for the invest- ment of Boston , Washington was importuned by the Legislature of ...
... miles in three weeks . They will be found of signal efficiency in the sharpest conflicts of the revolutionary war . While all his forces were required for the invest- ment of Boston , Washington was importuned by the Legislature of ...
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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