Life of George Washington, Količina 2G.P. Putnam, 1869 |
Iz vsebine knjige
Zadetki 1–5 od 86
Stran 5
... hundred and fifty yards beyond the neck or isthmus , over which the Americans retreated after the battle . Three floating batteries in Mystic River commanded this isthmus , and a twenty - gun ship was anchored between the peninsula and ...
... hundred and fifty yards beyond the neck or isthmus , over which the Americans retreated after the battle . Three floating batteries in Mystic River commanded this isthmus , and a twenty - gun ship was anchored between the peninsula and ...
Stran 20
... hundred men were distributed in the small towns and villages along the coast , to pre- vent depredations by water ; and horses were kept ready saddled at various points of the widely extended lines , to convey to head - quarters intelli ...
... hundred men were distributed in the small towns and villages along the coast , to pre- vent depredations by water ; and horses were kept ready saddled at various points of the widely extended lines , to convey to head - quarters intelli ...
Stran 22
... hundred men in all , from Pennsylvania , Maryland , and Virginia ; such stalwart fellows as Washington had known in his early campaigns . Stark hunters and bush fighters ; many of them upwards of six feet high , and of vigorous frame ...
... hundred men in all , from Pennsylvania , Maryland , and Virginia ; such stalwart fellows as Washington had known in his early campaigns . Stark hunters and bush fighters ; many of them upwards of six feet high , and of vigorous frame ...
Stran 23
... hundred miles in three weeks . They will be found of signal efficiency in the sharpest conflicts of the Revolutionary War . While all his forces were required for the in- vestment of Boston , Washington was importuned by the Legislature ...
... hundred miles in three weeks . They will be found of signal efficiency in the sharpest conflicts of the Revolutionary War . While all his forces were required for the in- vestment of Boston , Washington was importuned by the Legislature ...
Stran 41
... hundred effective men under him . The Canadians and Indians were disaf- fected to the British Government , and Montreal was ready to throw open its gates to a patriot force . Two thousand men , he was certain , would be sufficient to ...
... hundred effective men under him . The Canadians and Indians were disaf- fected to the British Government , and Montreal was ready to throw open its gates to a patriot force . Two thousand men , he was certain , would be sufficient to ...
Vsebina
284 | |
295 | |
307 | |
316 | |
330 | |
352 | |
361 | |
373 | |
126 | |
135 | |
152 | |
162 | |
175 | |
187 | |
195 | |
213 | |
226 | |
235 | |
251 | |
260 | |
270 | |
278 | |
383 | |
401 | |
403 | |
412 | |
428 | |
437 | |
446 | |
459 | |
481 | |
500 | |
525 | |
537 | |
Druge izdaje - Prikaži vse
Pogosti izrazi in povedi
5th Series alarm American arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack battery boats Boston British camp Canada Canadians cannon cannonade Captain Lamb Carleton cause Colonel colonies command commander-in-chief committee conduct Connecticut Continental Congress council defense detachment embarked encamped enemy enemy's eral Ethan Allen expedition favor fire fleet force Fort Constitution fortified garrison Gates George Clinton give Governor Tryon Green Mountain Boys Greene guard guns head-quarters heights Highlands Hill honor hope Hudson hundred Indians ington inhabitants James Clinton John's King's Bridge land letter Long Island Lord ment miles military militia Montgomery Montreal night officers pass patriot Point President of Congress prisoners province Putnam Quebec received Reed regiment reinforcements reply retreat riflemen river Schuyler sent Seth Warner ships shot Sir Henry Clinton soldiers soon Sorel spirit Staten Island stationed Sullivan thousand Ticonderoga tion tories troops Trumbull vessels Wash Washington writes York
Priljubljeni odlomki
Stran 128 - ... idleness ; and I have no objection to your giving my money in charity, to the amount of forty or fifty pounds a year, when you think it well bestowed. What I mean by having no objection is, that it is my desire that it should be done. You are to consider, that neither myself nor wife is now in the way to do these good offices.
Stran 272 - The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epoch in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forevermore.
Stran 452 - This is a most unfortunate affair, and has given me great mortification ; as we have lost, not only two thousand men,* that were there, but a good deal of artillery, and some of the best arms we had. And what adds to my mortification is, that this post, after the last ships went past it, was held contrary to my wishes and opinion, as I conceived it to be a hazardous one...
Stran 497 - You can form no idea of the perplexity of my situation. No man I believe ever had a greater choice of evils and less means to extricate himself from them. However, under a full persuasion of the justice of our cause, I cannot entertain an idea that it will finally sink, though it may remain for some time under a cloud.
Stran 319 - That the troops may have an opportunity of attending public worship, as well as to take some rest after the great fatigue they have gone through, the General, in future, excuses them from fatigue duty on Sundays, except at the shipyards, or on special occasions, until further orders.
Stran 316 - Why should they risk so much in defending a city, while the greater part of its inhabitants were plotting their destruction ? His advice was, that, when they could defend the city no longer, they should evacuate, and burn it, and retire from Manhattan Island ; should avoid any general action, or indeed any action, unless in view of great advantages ; and should make it a war of posts. During the latter part of July, and the early part of August, ships of war with their tenders continued to arrive,...
Stran 495 - Voltaire has remarked that King William never appeared to full advantage but in difficulties and in action; the same remark may be made on General Washington, for the character fits him. There is a natural firmness in some minds which cannot be unlocked by trifles, but which, when unlocked, discovers a cabinet of fortitude...
Stran 272 - When I look back to the year 1761, and recollect the argument concerning writs of assistance in the superior court, which I have hitherto considered as the commencement of the controversy between Great Britain and America, and run through the whole period, from that time to this, and recollect the series of political events, the chain of causes and effects, I am surprised at the suddenness as well as greatness of this revolution.
Stran 362 - Men just dragged from the tender scenes of domestic life, unaccustomed to the din of arms, totally unacquainted with every kind of military skill (which...
Stran 151 - ... could I have known that such a backwardness would have been discovered among the old soldiers to the service, all the generals upon earth should not have convinced me of the propriety of delaying an attack upon Boston till this time. When it can now be attempted, I will not undertake to say ; but thus much I will answer for, that no opportunity can present itself earlier than my wishes.