Life of George Washington, Količina 2B. Tauchnitz, 1856 |
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Stran 7
... writes he , " to walk among the camps . They are as different in their forms , as the owners are in their dress ; and every tent is a portraiture of the temper and taste of the persons who encamp in it . Some are made of boards , and ...
... writes he , " to walk among the camps . They are as different in their forms , as the owners are in their dress ; and every tent is a portraiture of the temper and taste of the persons who encamp in it . Some are made of boards , and ...
Stran 16
... writes he , " how much work has been done . The lines are extended almost from Cambridge to Mystic River ; very soon it will be morally impossible for the enemy to get between the works , except in one place , which is supposed to be ...
... writes he , " how much work has been done . The lines are extended almost from Cambridge to Mystic River ; very soon it will be morally impossible for the enemy to get between the works , except in one place , which is supposed to be ...
Stran 21
... writes he to his brother John Augustine . " The transports have all arrived , and their whole rein- forcement is landed , so that I see no reason why they should not , if they ever attempt it , come boldly out and put the matter to ...
... writes he to his brother John Augustine . " The transports have all arrived , and their whole rein- forcement is landed , so that I see no reason why they should not , if they ever attempt it , come boldly out and put the matter to ...
Stran 24
... writes Washington , " prevents our making a suitable return . ” One of the painful circumstances attending the out- break of a revolutionary war is , that gallant men , who have held allegiance to the same government , and fought side ...
... writes Washington , " prevents our making a suitable return . ” One of the painful circumstances attending the out- break of a revolutionary war is , that gallant men , who have held allegiance to the same government , and fought side ...
Stran 25
... writes Washington to Gage , " that the officers engaged in the cause of liberty and their country , who by the fortune of war have fallen into your hands , have been thrown indiscriminately into a common jail , appropriated to felons ...
... writes Washington to Gage , " that the officers engaged in the cause of liberty and their country , who by the fortune of war have fallen into your hands , have been thrown indiscriminately into a common jail , appropriated to felons ...
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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