Life of George Washington, Količina 2G. P. Putnam'S, 1863 |
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Stran 74
... attack upon Boston was much de- sired , if practicable . Washington called a council of war of his generals on the subject ; they were unanimously of the opinion that an attack would not be prudent at present . Another question now ...
... attack upon Boston was much de- sired , if practicable . Washington called a council of war of his generals on the subject ; they were unanimously of the opinion that an attack would not be prudent at present . Another question now ...
Stran 146
... attack on the gate of St. Johns , which was to have caused a diversion favorable to Arnold's attack on the suburb below . The feint by Major Brown , on the bastion of Cape Diamond , was successful , and concealed the march of General ...
... attack on the gate of St. Johns , which was to have caused a diversion favorable to Arnold's attack on the suburb below . The feint by Major Brown , on the bastion of Cape Diamond , was successful , and concealed the march of General ...
Stran 177
... attack him . " Apparently , they were about to fulfil his hopes , and with formidable advantages of position . He must dislodge them from Dorchester Heights , or evacuate Boston . The latter was an alternative too mortifying to be ...
... attack him . " Apparently , they were about to fulfil his hopes , and with formidable advantages of position . He must dislodge them from Dorchester Heights , or evacuate Boston . The latter was an alternative too mortifying to be ...
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5th Series advance affairs aide-de-camp alarm Allen American arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack battery boats Boston brave brigade British Cadwalader camp Canada cannon cannonade Captain Carleton cause Clinton Colonel Colonel Reed colonies command commander-in-chief committee Connecticut crossed defence Delaware detachment embarked encamped enemy enemy's Ethan Allen Ferry fire force Fort Constitution Fort Montgomery Fort Washington garrison Gates George Clinton Governor Green Mountain Boys Greene guard guns head-quarters Heath Hessians Highlands Hill honor Hudson hundred James Clinton Jerseys King's Bridge land letter lieutenant Long Island Lord Stirling ment miles military militia Montgomery Montreal morning night o'clock officers orders pass Peekskill Philadelphia Point present President of Congress prisoners province Putnam quarters Quebec Rahl received regiment reinforced retreat riflemen river Schuyler sent ships soldiers soon spirit Staten Island stationed Sullivan thousand Ticonderoga tion tories town Trenton troops Washington writes York