Life of George Washington, Količina 2Bohn, 1856 |
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Stran 7
... says a contemporary , " is , starve them out . Drive them from the town , and let His Majesty's ships be their only place of refuge . " In riding throughout the camp , Washington ob- served that nine thousand of the troops belonged to ...
... says a contemporary , " is , starve them out . Drive them from the town , and let His Majesty's ships be their only place of refuge . " In riding throughout the camp , Washington ob- served that nine thousand of the troops belonged to ...
Stran 15
... says , un- equal to the elegant duties of his situation ; he gladly exchanged it , therefore , for that of major of brigade . The member of Washington's family most deserv- ing of mention at present , was his secretary , Mr. Joseph Reed ...
... says , un- equal to the elegant duties of his situation ; he gladly exchanged it , therefore , for that of major of brigade . The member of Washington's family most deserv- ing of mention at present , was his secretary , Mr. Joseph Reed ...
Stran 26
... say ? It was next to nothing . Almost the 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 ...
... say ? It was next to nothing . Almost the 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 ...
Stran 32
... say you have received from our army requires a reply . I have taken time , sir , to make a strict inquiry , and find it has not the least foundation in truth . Not only your officers and soldiers have been treated with the tenderness ...
... say you have received from our army requires a reply . I have taken time , sir , to make a strict inquiry , and find it has not the least foundation in truth . Not only your officers and soldiers have been treated with the tenderness ...
Stran 38
... says he , " that if no person appears who will undertake to carry the plan into ex- ecution , I will undertake , and ... say one thousand men ; five hundred men to be sent from New York , five hundred of General Arnold's regiment ...
... says he , " that if no person appears who will undertake to carry the plan into ex- ecution , I will undertake , and ... say one thousand men ; five hundred men to be sent from New York , five hundred of General Arnold's regiment ...
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