Life of George WashingtonSleepy Hollow Restorations, 1975 - 721 strani |
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... Gates , his former inferior in rank , should have been appointed over him to the command of the army in Canada . He , therefore , requested leave of absence in order to wait on the commander - in - chief . It was granted with reluctance ...
... Gates , his former inferior in rank , should have been appointed over him to the command of the army in Canada . He , therefore , requested leave of absence in order to wait on the commander - in - chief . It was granted with reluctance ...
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Washington Irving Jess M. Stein. to any officer whom Gates might appoint to command in Albany . The hopes of Gates , inspired by this proffered resignation , were doomed to be overclouded . Schuyler was informed by Presi- dent Hancock ...
Washington Irving Jess M. Stein. to any officer whom Gates might appoint to command in Albany . The hopes of Gates , inspired by this proffered resignation , were doomed to be overclouded . Schuyler was informed by Presi- dent Hancock ...
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... Gates , who was acquainted with this circumstance , knew Schuyler had given offence to Congress and he knew that he had been offended and had repeatedly talked of resigning . Gates had active friends in Congress ready to push his ...
... Gates , who was acquainted with this circumstance , knew Schuyler had given offence to Congress and he knew that he had been offended and had repeatedly talked of resigning . Gates had active friends in Congress ready to push his ...
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advance aide-de-camp American appointed arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack batteries boats Boston Braddock bridge brigade British Burgoyne camp campaign Canada cannon Captain capture Carleton Clinton Colonel colonies command commander-in-chief Congress Connecticut Cornwallis Creek crossed Crown Point defence despatched detachment Dinwiddie effect embarked encamped enemy enemy's expedition fire fleet force Fort Cumberland Fort Duquesne Fort Montgomery Fort Washington fortified French frontier garrison Gates gave Governor Green Mountain Boys Greene head-quarters Highlands Hill horse House House of Burgesses Hudson Indians infantry Island Jerseys Lafayette Lake land letter main body miles military militia Montgomery morning Mount Vernon night North officers ordered party passed Peekskill Philadelphia Point President province Putnam Quebec rear received redoubt regiment reinforcements retreat returned river road Schuyler sent ships Sir Henry Sir Henry Clinton soon spirit Staten Island stationed Ticonderoga tion took town troops vessels Virginia Washington wounded York