Life of George Washington, Količina 2B. Tauchnitz, 1856 |
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Stran 8
... prepared by some knowledge of mathematics . His am- bition was to organize and discipline a corps of militia to which he belonged . For this purpose , during a visit to Boston , he had taken note of every thing about the discipline of ...
... prepared by some knowledge of mathematics . His am- bition was to organize and discipline a corps of militia to which he belonged . For this purpose , during a visit to Boston , he had taken note of every thing about the discipline of ...
Stran 11
... preparing his collection of Washington's writings ; editing a volume or two of his letters in the very room from which they were written . Next came Mr. Worcester , author of the pugnacious dic- tionary , and of many excellent books ...
... preparing his collection of Washington's writings ; editing a volume or two of his letters in the very room from which they were written . Next came Mr. Worcester , author of the pugnacious dic- tionary , and of many excellent books ...
Stran 31
... preparing to join the British forces in Canada ; so that , while the patriots were battling for their rights along the seaboard , they were menaced by a powerful combination in rear . To place this matter in a proper light , we will ...
... preparing to join the British forces in Canada ; so that , while the patriots were battling for their rights along the seaboard , they were menaced by a powerful combination in rear . To place this matter in a proper light , we will ...
Stran 37
... preparing to launch vessels on the lake wherewith to regain command of it , and re- take the captured posts . Powerful reinforcements were coming from England and elsewhere . Guy Johnson was holding councils with the fierce Cayugas and ...
... preparing to launch vessels on the lake wherewith to regain command of it , and re- take the captured posts . Powerful reinforcements were coming from England and elsewhere . Guy Johnson was holding councils with the fierce Cayugas and ...
Stran 39
... prepare for the enterprise , should it ultimately be ordered by Congress . Schuyler was an authoritative man , and inherited from his Dutch ancestry a great love of order ; he was excessively annoyed , therefore , by the confusion and ...
... prepare for the enterprise , should it ultimately be ordered by Congress . Schuyler was an authoritative man , and inherited from his Dutch ancestry a great love of order ; he was excessively annoyed , therefore , by the confusion and ...
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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