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advance affairs America appeared arms army arrived attack Boston Braddock British brother brought called camp campaign Captain carried cause Colonel colonies command companies conduct Congress considered continued Crown duties early effect enemy England English expedition Fairfax field fire force formed Fort four French frontier garrison gave George give Governor hand head held honor hope horse House hundred important Indians John king Lake land letter Lord mean measures meeting miles military Mount mountains never night officers Ohio opened orders party passed Point present province received regiment remained returned river road savages says sent serve ships side soldiers soon spirit Sulgrave taken thousand tion took town troops Virginia warriors Wash Washington whole Winchester wounded writes York
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Stran 147 - I fortunately escaped without any wound; for the right wing, where I stood, was exposed to, and received, all the enemy's fire ; and it was the part where the man was killed and the rest wounded. I heard the bullets whistle, and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound" This rodomontade, as Horace Walpole terms it reached the ears of George II.
Stran 229 - As a remarkable instance of this, I may point out to the public that heroic youth, Colonel Washington, whom I cannot but hope Providence has hitherto preserved in so signal a manner for some important service to his country.
Stran 360 - Commons of Great Britain in Parliament assembled, had, hath and of right ought to have, full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America, subjects of the Crown of Great Britain in all cases whatsoever.
Stran 179 - These savages may indeed be a formidable enemy to your raw American militia ; but upon the King's regular and disciplined troops, Sir, it is impossible they should make any impression.
Stran 179 - Having before revolved in my mind the long line his army must make in their march by a very narrow road, to be cut for them...
Stran 408 - I have in my hand a paper published by order of your house, conceived in such terms as reflect highly upon his majesty and the parliament of Great Britain, which makes it necessary for me to dissolve you, and you are dissolved accordingly.
Stran 426 - Britain will, on a revision of them, restore us to that state in which both countries found happiness and prosperity, we have for the present only resolved to pursue the following peaceable measures : 1st.
Stran 455 - ... be appointed commander-in-chief. Whether he thought an election a compliment due to him, and intended to have the honor of declining it, or whether he would have accepted it, I know not. To the compliment, he had some pretensions ; for, at that time, his exertions, sacrifices, and general merits in the cause of his country, had been incomparably greater than those of Colonel Washington. But the delicacy of his health, and his entire want of experience in actual service, though an excellent militia...
Stran 408 - Raleigh tavern, and passed resolutions, denouncing the Boston port bill as a most dangerous attempt to destroy the constitutional liberty and rights of all North America; recommending their countrymen to desist from the use, not merely of tea, but of all kinds of East Indian commodities ; pronouncing an attack on one of the colonies, to enforce arbitrary taxes, an attack on all ; and ordering the committee of correspondence to communicate with the other corresponding committees, on the expediency...
Stran 163 - ... a very Iroquois in disposition. He had a sister, who, having gamed away all her little fortune at Bath, hanged herself with a truly English deliberation, leaving a note on the table with these lines: 'To die is landing on some silent shore,' &c. When Braddock was told of it, he only said: 'Poor Fanny! I always thought she would play till she would be forced to tuck herself up.
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| Naslov | Life of George Washington, Količina 1 Life of George Washington, Washington Irving |
| Avtor | Washington Irving |
| Založnik | J. B. Lippincott & Company, 1873 |
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