Life of George WashingtonCo-operative Publication Society, 1930 |
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Stran 150
... effect . The fortifications were low , composed of earth and palmetto wood , which is soft , and makes no splinters , and the merlons were extremely thick . At one time there was a considerable pause in the American fire , and the enemy ...
... effect . The fortifications were low , composed of earth and palmetto wood , which is soft , and makes no splinters , and the merlons were extremely thick . At one time there was a considerable pause in the American fire , and the enemy ...
Stran 163
... effect these purposes in the most humane and expeditious manner . A gallant little exploit at this juncture gave a fillip to the spirits of the community . Two of the fire - ships recently constructed went up the Hudson to attempt the ...
... effect these purposes in the most humane and expeditious manner . A gallant little exploit at this juncture gave a fillip to the spirits of the community . Two of the fire - ships recently constructed went up the Hudson to attempt the ...
Stran 368
... effect , are founded in impolicy , and will , if adhered to , produce consequences of an extensive and mel- ancholy nature . " · • " The balance of prisoners is greatly against us , and a general regard to the happiness of the whole ...
... effect , are founded in impolicy , and will , if adhered to , produce consequences of an extensive and mel- ancholy nature . " · • " The balance of prisoners is greatly against us , and a general regard to the happiness of the whole ...
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The Affair of Dorchester HeightsAmerican and English Letters | 53 |
Destination of the FleetCommission of the two HowesChar | 68 |
Arnold blockades QuebecHis DifficultiesArrival of General | 79 |
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5th Series advance affairs alarm Albany American arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack battery boats brave brigade British Brunswick Burgoyne camp Canada cannon Captain Clair Colonel Colonel Reed command commander-in-chief Congress Creek crossed defense Delaware detachment encamped endeavored enemy enemy's field-pieces fire fleet force Fort Edward Fort Lee Fort Montgomery Fort Washington garrison Gates George Clinton Governor guard guns Heath Hessians Highlands Hill horse Hudson hundred Indians ington James Clinton Jerseys King's Bridge Lake land letter Long Island Lord Stirling meantime ment miles military militia Montgomery morning night o'clock officers orders party pass Peekskill Philadelphia present prisoners Putnam quarters re-enforcements rear received reconnoiter regiment retreat riflemen river road Schuyler sent ships side Sir Henry Clinton Skenesborough soldiers soon spirit Staten Island stationed Sullivan thousand Ticonderoga tion tories town Trenton troops Tryon Tryon County Washington woods wounded writes York