Life of George Washington, Količina 1G.P. Putnam, 1876 |
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Stran 35
... encamped on the border of the river ; still it was an anxious night , and he was up at daybreak to devise some means of reaching the opposite bank . No other mode presented itself than by a raft , and to construct this they had but one ...
... encamped on the border of the river ; still it was an anxious night , and he was up at daybreak to devise some means of reaching the opposite bank . No other mode presented itself than by a raft , and to construct this they had but one ...
Stran 41
... encamped , having built a few cabins for shelter from the rain . A plan was now concerted to come upon them by surprise ; Washington with his men on the right ; the half - king with his warriors on the left ; all as silently as possible ...
... encamped , having built a few cabins for shelter from the rain . A plan was now concerted to come upon them by surprise ; Washington with his men on the right ; the half - king with his warriors on the left ; all as silently as possible ...
Stran 45
... encamped separately , kept separate guards , would not agree that Washington should assign any rally- ing place for his men in case of alarm , and ob- jected to receive from him the parole and countersign , though necessary for their ...
... encamped separately , kept separate guards , would not agree that Washington should assign any rally- ing place for his men in case of alarm , and ob- jected to receive from him the parole and countersign , though necessary for their ...
Stran 46
... encamped there . The fort was about a hundred feet square , protected by trenches and palisades . It stood on the margin of a small stream , nearly in the centre of the Great Meadows , which is a grassy plain , perfectly level ...
... encamped there . The fort was about a hundred feet square , protected by trenches and palisades . It stood on the margin of a small stream , nearly in the centre of the Great Meadows , which is a grassy plain , perfectly level ...
Stran 47
... encamped for the night , and was rejoined by the stragglers . About eight at night the French requested a parley . Washington hesitated . It might be a stratagem to gain admittance for a spy into the fort . The request was repeated ...
... encamped for the night , and was rejoined by the stragglers . About eight at night the French requested a parley . Washington hesitated . It might be a stratagem to gain admittance for a spy into the fort . The request was repeated ...
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