Life of George Washington, Količina 2B. Tauchnitz, 1856 |
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... nearly six feet high , well built , and vigorous , with an open , animated , intelligent countenance , and a frank , manly demeanor . He may be said to have stepped at once into the confi- dence of the commander - in - chief , which he ...
... nearly six feet high , well built , and vigorous , with an open , animated , intelligent countenance , and a frank , manly demeanor . He may be said to have stepped at once into the confi- dence of the commander - in - chief , which he ...
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... nearly adjusted . What- ever faults may have been found with his conduct in some particulars , his exploits on Lake Champlain had atoned for them ; for valor in time of war , covers a mul- titude of sins . It was thought too , by some ...
... nearly adjusted . What- ever faults may have been found with his conduct in some particulars , his exploits on Lake Champlain had atoned for them ; for valor in time of war , covers a mul- titude of sins . It was thought too , by some ...
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... nearly ready , he was attacked in the night by a severe access of his disorder , which con- fined him to his bed , and compelled him to surrender the conduct of the expedition to General Montgomery . Since he could be of no further use ...
... nearly ready , he was attacked in the night by a severe access of his disorder , which con- fined him to his bed , and compelled him to surrender the conduct of the expedition to General Montgomery . Since he could be of no further use ...
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... nearly opposite Montreal , and cross the St. Lawrence in canoes in the night , so as to land a little below the town . Brown , with two hundred men , was to cross above , and Montreal was to be at- tacked simultaneously at opposite ...
... nearly opposite Montreal , and cross the St. Lawrence in canoes in the night , so as to land a little below the town . Brown , with two hundred men , was to cross above , and Montreal was to be at- tacked simultaneously at opposite ...
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... nearly naked , and the best but scantily provided . Even some of the officers were indignant that all the articles of clothing had not been treated as lawful spoil . " I would not have sullied my own reputation , nor disgraced the ...
... nearly naked , and the best but scantily provided . Even some of the officers were indignant that all the articles of clothing had not been treated as lawful spoil . " I would not have sullied my own reputation , nor disgraced the ...
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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