Life of George Washington, Količina 3G. P. Putnam's sons, 1897 |
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Stran 24
... object was to cover a forage of the army , which was suffering from the great scarcity . For this purpose fifteen hundred of his best troops , with two twelve - pounders , two howitzers , and six six - pounders , were to be led by ...
... object was to cover a forage of the army , which was suffering from the great scarcity . For this purpose fifteen hundred of his best troops , with two twelve - pounders , two howitzers , and six six - pounders , were to be led by ...
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... . Mounted on an iron - gray charger , his uniform of a field - officer made him a conspicuous object for Morgan's sharpshooters . One bullet cut the crupper of his horse , another grazed his mane . " You Life of Washington 27.
... . Mounted on an iron - gray charger , his uniform of a field - officer made him a conspicuous object for Morgan's sharpshooters . One bullet cut the crupper of his horse , another grazed his mane . " You Life of Washington 27.
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... objects will remain to the last of life upon the mind of every man who was present . The growing dark- ness added to the scenery , and the whole marked a character of that juncture which would make one of the finest subjects for the ...
... objects will remain to the last of life upon the mind of every man who was present . The growing dark- ness added to the scenery , and the whole marked a character of that juncture which would make one of the finest subjects for the ...
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... objects indistinct at thirty yards ' distance ; the different parts of the army knew nothing of the position or movements of each other , and the commander- in - chief could take no view nor gain any information of the situation of the ...
... objects indistinct at thirty yards ' distance ; the different parts of the army knew nothing of the position or movements of each other , and the commander- in - chief could take no view nor gain any information of the situation of the ...
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... object of the Howes to reduce and destroy , and of Washington to defend and maintain , the remaining forts and obstructions . Fort Mifflin , which we have already mentioned , was erected on a low , green , reedy island in the Delaware ...
... object of the Howes to reduce and destroy , and of Washington to defend and maintain , the remaining forts and obstructions . Fort Mifflin , which we have already mentioned , was erected on a low , green , reedy island in the Delaware ...
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