The Life of George WashingtonMast, Crowell, Kirkpartick, 1896 - 335 strani |
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Stran 20
... garrison in it for defense against the Indians . Mr. Thomas Lee , president of the council of Virginia , took the lead in the concerns of the company at the outset , and by many has been considered its founder . On his death , which ...
... garrison in it for defense against the Indians . Mr. Thomas Lee , president of the council of Virginia , took the lead in the concerns of the company at the outset , and by many has been considered its founder . On his death , which ...
Stran 36
... garrison . This was a tempting bait to the sons of farmers , who readily enlisted , in the hope of having , at the end of a short campaign , a snug farm of their own in this land of promise . On April 2d , Washington set off from ...
... garrison . This was a tempting bait to the sons of farmers , who readily enlisted , in the hope of having , at the end of a short campaign , a snug farm of their own in this land of promise . On April 2d , Washington set off from ...
Stran 37
... garrison did not exceed fifty men . Captain Trent was absent at Wills ' Creek ; Frazier , his lieutenant , was at his own residence at Turtle creek , ten miles distant . There was no officer to reply but a young ensign of the name of ...
... garrison did not exceed fifty men . Captain Trent was absent at Wills ' Creek ; Frazier , his lieutenant , was at his own residence at Turtle creek , ten miles distant . There was no officer to reply but a young ensign of the name of ...
Stran 42
... garrison did not exceed five hundred , but two hundred more were hourly expected , and nine hundred in the course of a fortnight . Washington's suspicions with respect to La Force's party were justified by the report of these deserters ...
... garrison did not exceed five hundred , but two hundred more were hourly expected , and nine hundred in the course of a fortnight . Washington's suspicions with respect to La Force's party were justified by the report of these deserters ...
Stran 45
... garrison was required to sur- render ; both were rejected . He returned a third time with written articles of capit- ulation . They were in French . As no implements for writing were at hand , Van Braum undertook to translate them by ...
... garrison was required to sur- render ; both were rejected . He returned a third time with written articles of capit- ulation . They were in French . As no implements for writing were at hand , Van Braum undertook to translate them by ...
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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