The Life of George WashingtonMast, Crowell, Kirkpartick, 1896 - 335 strani |
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Stran 132
... Lord Howe , " said George II . , " your life has been a continued series of services to your country . " He was now ... Sir Henry Clinton . On Lee's departure for the south , Brigadier - general Lord Stirling had remained in temporary ...
... Lord Howe , " said George II . , " your life has been a continued series of services to your country . " He was now ... Sir Henry Clinton . On Lee's departure for the south , Brigadier - general Lord Stirling had remained in temporary ...
Stran 136
... General Lee gave Washington intelligence of the fate of Sir Henry Clinton's expedition to the south , that expedition which had been the subject of so much surmise and perplexity . Sir Henry , in his cruise along the coast , had been ...
... General Lee gave Washington intelligence of the fate of Sir Henry Clinton's expedition to the south , that expedition which had been the subject of so much surmise and perplexity . Sir Henry , in his cruise along the coast , had been ...
Stran 137
... General Lee gave great joy to the people of Charleston , from his high reputation for military skill and experience . The British ships , having passed the bar with some difficulty , landed their troops on Long island . Sir Henry Clinton ...
... General Lee gave great joy to the people of Charleston , from his high reputation for military skill and experience . The British ships , having passed the bar with some difficulty , landed their troops on Long island . Sir Henry Clinton ...
Stran 138
... Sir Henry Clinton had the chief com- mand , and led the first division . The enemy having landed without oppo- sition , Lord Cornwallis was detached with the reserve to Flatbush , while the rest of the army extended itself from the ...
... Sir Henry Clinton had the chief com- mand , and led the first division . The enemy having landed without oppo- sition , Lord Cornwallis was detached with the reserve to Flatbush , while the rest of the army extended itself from the ...
Stran 139
... General Howe , the commander - in- chief . Sir Henry Clinton , with the vanguard , composed of the choicest troops , was , by a circuitous march in the night , to throw himself into the road leading from Jamaica to Bedford , seize upon ...
... General Howe , the commander - in- chief . Sir Henry Clinton , with the vanguard , composed of the choicest troops , was , by a circuitous march in the night , to throw himself into the road leading from Jamaica to Bedford , seize upon ...
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affairs aide-de-camp American appointed arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack baggage batteries Boston Braddock bridge brigade British brought Burgoyne camp campaign Captain capture Colonel colonies command commander-in-chief Congress Cornwallis council creek crossed Delaware detached dispatched encamped enemy expedition Fairfax fire fleet force Fort Cumberland Fort Duquesne Fort Edward French frontier garrison gave George George Croghan Governor Dinwiddie Greene guard half-king Hessians Hill horse House of Burgesses Hudson hundred Indians infantry ington island Jerseys Lafayette land letter Logstown Lord Lord Cornwallis Lord Loudoun meantime miles military militia morning Mount Vernon night o'clock officers Ohio orders party passed Peekskill Pennsylvania Philadelphia Point president province Putnam quarters rear received reconnoiter redoubt regiment reinforcements reply retired retreat returned river road Schuyler sent ships Sir Henry Clinton soldiers soon spirit thousand tion took town troops Virginia Washington wounded writes York