Life of George Washington, Količina 2B. Tauchnitz, 1856 |
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Stran 15
... whole army had in a manner to be organized ; but from the familiar intimacy of Washington he gradually estranged himself . A contemporary has accounted for this , by alleging that he was secretly chagrined at not having received the ap ...
... whole army had in a manner to be organized ; but from the familiar intimacy of Washington he gradually estranged himself . A contemporary has accounted for this , by alleging that he was secretly chagrined at not having received the ap ...
Stran 17
... whole fields of corn eaten down to the ground , and large parks of well - regulated forest trees cut down for fire - wood and other public uses . " Beside the main dispositions above mentioned , about seven hundred men were distributed ...
... whole fields of corn eaten down to the ground , and large parks of well - regulated forest trees cut down for fire - wood and other public uses . " Beside the main dispositions above mentioned , about seven hundred men were distributed ...
Stran 21
... whole character and fortune of the war ; and it was acknowledged that he met it with a forecast and de- termination befitting a commander - in - chief . CHAPTER III . Washington's Object in distressing Boston - - - Its Scarcity and ...
... whole character and fortune of the war ; and it was acknowledged that he met it with a forecast and de- termination befitting a commander - in - chief . CHAPTER III . Washington's Object in distressing Boston - - - Its Scarcity and ...
Stran 22
... whole amount of powder in the camp would not furnish more than nine cartridges to a man ! * A gross error had been made by the committee of supplies when Washington , on taking command , had required a return of the ammunition . They ...
... whole amount of powder in the camp would not furnish more than nine cartridges to a man ! * A gross error had been made by the committee of supplies when Washington , on taking command , had required a return of the ammunition . They ...
Stran 23
... 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 ammunition on the part of the be- siegers ...
... 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 ammunition on the part of the be- siegers ...
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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