Life of George Washington, Količina 2B. Tauchnitz, 1856 |
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Stran 13
... present , was his secretary , Mr. Joseph Reed . With this gentleman he had formed an intimacy in the course of his visits to Philadelphia , to attend the sessions of the Continental Congress . Mr. Reed was an accomplished man , had ...
... present , was his secretary , Mr. Joseph Reed . With this gentleman he had formed an intimacy in the course of his visits to Philadelphia , to attend the sessions of the Continental Congress . Mr. Reed was an accomplished man , had ...
Stran 14
... present exigency , placed as he was , in a new and un- tried situation , and having to act with persons hitherto unknown to him . In military matters , it is true he had a shrewd coun- sellor in General Lee ; but Lee was a wayward ...
... present exigency , placed as he was , in a new and un- tried situation , and having to act with persons hitherto unknown to him . In military matters , it is true he had a shrewd coun- sellor in General Lee ; but Lee was a wayward ...
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... present , was to force the enemy to come out of Boston and try a deci- sive action . His lines had for some time cut off all com- munication of the town with the country , and he had caused the live stock within a considerable distance ...
... present , was to force the enemy to come out of Boston and try a deci- sive action . His lines had for some time cut off all com- munication of the town with the country , and he had caused the live stock within a considerable distance ...
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... present in the hostile camps . General Lee , it will be recollected , had once served under General Burgoyne , in Portugal , and had won his brightest laurels when detached by that commander to surprise the Spanish camp , near the ...
... present in the hostile camps . General Lee , it will be recollected , had once served under General Burgoyne , in Portugal , and had won his brightest laurels when detached by that commander to surprise the Spanish camp , near the ...
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... present crisis , Lexington , Concord and Charlestown , can best declare . May that God , to whom you , too , appeal , judge between America and you . Under his providence , those who influence the councils of America , and all the other ...
... present crisis , Lexington , Concord and Charlestown , can best declare . May that God , to whom you , too , appeal , judge between America and you . Under his providence , those who influence the councils of America , and all the other ...
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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