The Life of George WashingtonMast, Crowell, Kirkpartick, 1896 - 335 strani |
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Stran 37
... camp to offer this excuse in person , and was accompanied by the half - king . They were courteously received , but Contrecœur was inflexible . There must be instant surrender , or he would take forcible possession . All that the ensign ...
... camp to offer this excuse in person , and was accompanied by the half - king . They were courteously received , but Contrecœur was inflexible . There must be instant surrender , or he would take forcible possession . All that the ensign ...
Stran 40
... camp . They were surrounded by forests , threatened by unseen foes , and hourly in danger of surprise . There was an alarm about two o'clock in the night . The sentries fired upon what they took to be prowling foes . The troops sprang ...
... camp . They were surrounded by forests , threatened by unseen foes , and hourly in danger of surprise . There was an alarm about two o'clock in the night . The sentries fired upon what they took to be prowling foes . The troops sprang ...
Stran 41
... camp at the Great Meadows , and sent on the following day ( twenty - ninth ) , under a strong escort , to Governor Dinwiddie , then at Winchester . Washington had treated them with great courtesy ; had furnished Drouillon and La Force ...
... camp at the Great Meadows , and sent on the following day ( twenty - ninth ) , under a strong escort , to Governor Dinwiddie , then at Winchester . Washington had treated them with great courtesy ; had furnished Drouillon and La Force ...
Stran 42
... camp , especially when there were Indian families there ; this was accordingly done at the encampment in the Great Meadows , and it certainly was not one of the least striking pictures presented in this wild campaign - the youthful ...
... camp , especially when there were Indian families there ; this was accordingly done at the encampment in the Great Meadows , and it certainly was not one of the least striking pictures presented in this wild campaign - the youthful ...
Stran 51
... camp , written by the general's order , inviting Washing- ton to join his staff . A volunteer situation on the staff of General Braddock offered no emolument nor command , and would be attended with considerable expense , besides a ...
... camp , written by the general's order , inviting Washing- ton to join his staff . A volunteer situation on the staff of General Braddock offered no emolument nor command , and would be attended with considerable expense , besides a ...
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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