Life of George Washington, Količina 2B. Tauchnitz, 1856 |
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Stran 6
... says a contemporary , " is , starve them out . Drive them from the town , and let His Majesty's ships be their only place of refuge . " In riding throughout the camp , Washington observed that nine thousand of the troops belonged to ...
... says a contemporary , " is , starve them out . Drive them from the town , and let His Majesty's ships be their only place of refuge . " In riding throughout the camp , Washington observed that nine thousand of the troops belonged to ...
Stran 13
... says , unequal to the elegant duties of his situation ; he gladly exchanged it , therefore , for that of major of brigade . - The member of Washington's family most deserving of mention at present , was his secretary , Mr. Joseph Reed ...
... says , unequal to the elegant duties of his situation ; he gladly exchanged it , therefore , for that of major of brigade . - The member of Washington's family most deserving of mention at present , was his secretary , Mr. Joseph Reed ...
Stran 23
... say ? It was next to nothing . Almost the whole powder of the army was in the cartridge - boxes . " It is thought that , considering the clandestine in- tercourse carried on between the two camps , intelligence of this deficiency of ...
... say ? It was next to nothing . Almost the whole powder of the army was in the cartridge - boxes . " It is thought that , considering the clandestine in- tercourse carried on between the two camps , intelligence of this deficiency of ...
Stran 28
... say you have received from our army requires a reply . I have taken time , sir , to make a strict inquiry , and find it has not the least foundation in truth . Not only your officers and soldiers have been treated with the tenderness ...
... say you have received from our army requires a reply . I have taken time , sir , to make a strict inquiry , and find it has not the least foundation in truth . Not only your officers and soldiers have been treated with the tenderness ...
Stran 34
... says he , " that if no person appears who will undertake to carry the plan into ex- ecution , I will undertake , and ... say one thousand men ; five hundred men to be sent from New York , five hundred of General Arnold's regiment ...
... says he , " that if no person appears who will undertake to carry the plan into ex- ecution , I will undertake , and ... say one thousand men ; five hundred men to be sent from New York , five hundred of General Arnold's regiment ...
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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