Life of George WashingtonCo-operative Publication Society, 1930 |
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Stran 103
... miles . I am almost certain that victory has declared in our favor , as the irregular firing of the cannon for such a length of time after the small - arms ceased shows that our men are in possession of the ground . " The letter was ...
... miles . I am almost certain that victory has declared in our favor , as the irregular firing of the cannon for such a length of time after the small - arms ceased shows that our men are in possession of the ground . " The letter was ...
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... mile apart , and were defended by batteries . There were strong advanced posts about two miles south of the outer line ; one on the left of Harlem , commanded by General Spencer , the other on the right , at what was called McGowan's ...
... mile apart , and were defended by batteries . There were strong advanced posts about two miles south of the outer line ; one on the left of Harlem , commanded by General Spencer , the other on the right , at what was called McGowan's ...
Stran 396
... miles distant ; galled at first by a scattering fire from behind a stone fence . They were in a patriotic neighborhood . General Silliman , of the Connecticut militia , who resided at Fairfield , a few miles distant , sent out expresses ...
... miles distant ; galled at first by a scattering fire from behind a stone fence . They were in a patriotic neighborhood . General Silliman , of the Connecticut militia , who resided at Fairfield , a few miles distant , sent out expresses ...
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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