Life of George WashingtonCo-operative Publication Society, 1930 |
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Zadetki 1–3 od 66
Stran 98
... strong points and fastnesses of the Highlands . King's Bridge and the heights adjacent , considered by General Lee of the utmost importance to the communication between New York and the mainland , and to the security of the Hudson ...
... strong points and fastnesses of the Highlands . King's Bridge and the heights adjacent , considered by General Lee of the utmost importance to the communication between New York and the mainland , and to the security of the Hudson ...
Stran 206
... strong central portion of the island , cut off all retreat of the lower divisions , and effectually sever his army . In all haste , therefore , he sent off an express to the forces encamped above , directing them to secure that position ...
... strong central portion of the island , cut off all retreat of the lower divisions , and effectually sever his army . In all haste , therefore , he sent off an express to the forces encamped above , directing them to secure that position ...
Stran 260
... strong detach ments on both sides of the lake , which approached within a small distance of the fort , while one vessel appeared with- in cannon shot of a lower battery , sounding the depth of the channel , until a few shot obliged her ...
... strong detach ments on both sides of the lake , which approached within a small distance of the fort , while one vessel appeared with- in cannon shot of a lower battery , sounding the depth of the channel , until a few shot obliged her ...
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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