Life of George Washington, Količina 2B. Tauchnitz, 1856 |
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... thousand veteran troops , well appointed and well disciplined . In visiting the different posts , Washington halted for a time at Prospect Hill , which , as its name denotes , commanded a wide view over Boston and the surround- ing ...
... thousand veteran troops , well appointed and well disciplined . In visiting the different posts , Washington halted for a time at Prospect Hill , which , as its name denotes , commanded a wide view over Boston and the surround- ing ...
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... thousand men under arms ; there were not much more than fourteen thousand . He had expected to find some degree of system and discipline , whereas all were raw militia . He had expected to find works scientifically constructed , and ...
... thousand men under arms ; there were not much more than fourteen thousand . He had expected to find some degree of system and discipline , whereas all were raw militia . He had expected to find works scientifically constructed , and ...
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... thousand strongly posted veterans , we are at a loss whether to attribute its hazardous position to ignorance , or to that daring self - confidence , which at times , in our military history , has snatched success in defiance of ...
... thousand strongly posted veterans , we are at a loss whether to attribute its hazardous position to ignorance , or to that daring self - confidence , which at times , in our military history , has snatched success in defiance of ...
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... thousand , should be provided , as being the cheapest and quickest mode of supplying this necessity . “ I know nothing in a speculative view more trivial , " observes he , " yet which , if put in practice , would have a happier tendency ...
... thousand , should be provided , as being the cheapest and quickest mode of supplying this necessity . “ I know nothing in a speculative view more trivial , " observes he , " yet which , if put in practice , would have a happier tendency ...
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... thousand men . Washington now hastened to improve the defences of the camp , strengthen the weak parts of the line , and throw up additional works round the main forts . No one seconded him more effectually in this matter than General ...
... thousand men . Washington now hastened to improve the defences of the camp , strengthen the weak parts of the line , and throw up additional works round the main forts . No one seconded him more effectually in this matter than General ...
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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