Royal Raiders: The Tories of the American RevolutionBobbs-Merrill, 1963 - 288 strani |
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... Washington was to wage a losing battle for New York City , never being able to recapture it , but if one plot had materialized , he would probably not have succeeded even in keeping his life . David Matthews , the Tory mayor of New York ...
... Washington was to wage a losing battle for New York City , never being able to recapture it , but if one plot had materialized , he would probably not have succeeded even in keeping his life . David Matthews , the Tory mayor of New York ...
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... Washington's staff officers , kidnap him , and blow up the magazines , arm all loyalists and capture the city upon the arrival of the British . " 45 As for Washington himself , who never recorded much about this mat- ter although he ...
... Washington's staff officers , kidnap him , and blow up the magazines , arm all loyalists and capture the city upon the arrival of the British . " 45 As for Washington himself , who never recorded much about this mat- ter although he ...
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... Washington's army . " In a desperate move , Washington ordered General Charles Lee to bring his troops across the Hudson from New York to help the stricken Americans in New Jer- sey . Lee delayed , made excuses , and finally crossed ...
... Washington's army . " In a desperate move , Washington ordered General Charles Lee to bring his troops across the Hudson from New York to help the stricken Americans in New Jer- sey . Lee delayed , made excuses , and finally crossed ...
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