The Life of George WashingtonMast, Crowell, Kirkpartick, 1896 - 335 strani |
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Stran 138
... Cornwallis was detached with the reserve to Flatbush , while the rest of the army extended itself from the ferry at the Narrows through Utrecht and Gravesend , to the village of Flat- lands . It was evidently the aim of the enemy to ...
... Cornwallis was detached with the reserve to Flatbush , while the rest of the army extended itself from the ferry at the Narrows through Utrecht and Gravesend , to the village of Flat- lands . It was evidently the aim of the enemy to ...
Stran 139
... Cornwallis brought up the rear- guard with the heavy ordnance . General Howe accompanied this division . About two hours before daybreak they arrived within half a mile of the pass through the Bedford hills , and halted to prepare for ...
... Cornwallis brought up the rear- guard with the heavy ordnance . General Howe accompanied this division . About two hours before daybreak they arrived within half a mile of the pass through the Bedford hills , and halted to prepare for ...
Stran 140
... Cornwallis , marching down by a cross - road to get in their rear and thus place them between two fires . With breathless anxiety he watched the result . The sound of Sir Henry Clinton's cannon apprised Stirling that the enemy was ...
... Cornwallis , marching down by a cross - road to get in their rear and thus place them between two fires . With breathless anxiety he watched the result . The sound of Sir Henry Clinton's cannon apprised Stirling that the enemy was ...
Stran 153
... Corn- wallis . The third attack , intended as a feint to distract the attention of the Americans , was to be to the left of the American lines , facing New York . The fourth attack was to be on the south , by Lord Percy , with the ...
... Corn- wallis . The third attack , intended as a feint to distract the attention of the Americans , was to be to the left of the American lines , facing New York . The fourth attack was to be on the south , by Lord Percy , with the ...
Stran 154
... , and under the command of Lord Cornwallis , was landed , with their cannon , by ten o'clock ,. VIEW FROM WEST POINT . ( From a photograph taken in 1895. ) WASHINGTON'S HEADQUARTERS AT MORRISTOWN . 154 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... , and under the command of Lord Cornwallis , was landed , with their cannon , by ten o'clock ,. VIEW FROM WEST POINT . ( From a photograph taken in 1895. ) WASHINGTON'S HEADQUARTERS AT MORRISTOWN . 154 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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