The Life of George WashingtonMast, Crowell, Kirkpartick, 1896 - 335 strani |
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Stran 24
... retreat , where Washington , three years previously , had indited love ditties to his “ Lowland Beauty , " was suddenly transformed into a school of arms , as he practised the manual exercise with Adjutant Muse , or took lessons on the ...
... retreat , where Washington , three years previously , had indited love ditties to his “ Lowland Beauty , " was suddenly transformed into a school of arms , as he practised the manual exercise with Adjutant Muse , or took lessons on the ...
Stran 37
... retreat , and should they be reinforced sufficiently to enable them to 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 ...
... retreat , and should they be reinforced sufficiently to enable them to 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 ...
Stran 44
... retreat ensued . There was a deficiency of horses . Washington gave up his own to aid in transporting the military munition , leaving his baggage to be brought by soldiers , whom he paid liberally . The other officers followed his ...
... retreat ensued . There was a deficiency of horses . Washington gave up his own to aid in transporting the military munition , leaving his baggage to be brought by soldiers , whom he paid liberally . The other officers followed his ...
Stran 51
... retreat upon the ships - of - war and transports , as they passed up the Potomac , with the array of arms gleaming along the decks . The booming of cannon echoed among his groves . Alexandria was but a few miles distant . Occasionally ...
... retreat upon the ships - of - war and transports , as they passed up the Potomac , with the array of arms gleaming along the decks . The booming of cannon echoed among his groves . Alexandria was but a few miles distant . Occasionally ...
Stran 61
... retreat in good order . At length a bullet passed through his right arm and lodged itself in his lungs . He fell from his horse , but was caught by Captain Stewart , of the Virginia guard , who , with the assistance of another American ...
... retreat in good order . At length a bullet passed through his right arm and lodged itself in his lungs . He fell from his horse , but was caught by Captain Stewart , of the Virginia guard , who , with the assistance of another American ...
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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