The Life of George WashingtonMast, Crowell, Kirkpartick, 1896 - 335 strani |
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Stran 10
... attack ; the ships could not get near enough to throw their shells into the town , and the scaling - ladders proved too short . That part of the attack , however , with which Lawrence was con- cerned distinguished itself by its bravery ...
... attack ; the ships could not get near enough to throw their shells into the town , and the scaling - ladders proved too short . That part of the attack , however , with which Lawrence was con- cerned distinguished itself by its bravery ...
Stran 11
... attack of gout in the stomach , and when but forty - nine years of age . George had been absent from home on a visit during his father's illness , and just returned in time to receive a parting look of affection . Augustine Washington ...
... attack of gout in the stomach , and when but forty - nine years of age . George had been absent from home on a visit during his father's illness , and just returned in time to receive a parting look of affection . Augustine Washington ...
Stran 24
... attack on Carthagena . He now undertook to instruct his brother George in the art of war ; lent him treatises on military tactics ; put him through the manual exercise , and gave him some idea of evolutions in the field . Another of ...
... attack on Carthagena . He now undertook to instruct his brother George in the art of war ; lent him treatises on military tactics ; put him through the manual exercise , and gave him some idea of evolutions in the field . Another of ...
Stran 25
... attack of smallpox . Skilful medical treatment , with the kind attentions of friends , and especially of his brother , restored him to health in about three weeks . After his recovery he made excursions about the island , noticing its ...
... attack of smallpox . Skilful medical treatment , with the kind attentions of friends , and especially of his brother , restored him to health in about three weeks . After his recovery he made excursions about the island , noticing its ...
Stran 37
... attack the fort , they could easily drop down the river with their artillery . With these alternatives in view , Washington detached sixty men in advance to make a road , and at the same time wrote to Governor Dinwiddie for mortars and ...
... attack the fort , they could easily drop down the river with their artillery . With these alternatives in view , Washington detached sixty men in advance to make a road , and at the same time wrote to Governor Dinwiddie for mortars and ...
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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