Life of George WashingtonSleepy Hollow Restorations, 1975 - 721 strani |
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... York River so as to prevent his retreat by land or his getting any supplies from the country . Unfortunately , there were not vessels enough at the Head of Elk for the transportation of all the troops , ordnance and stores ; a part of ...
... York River so as to prevent his retreat by land or his getting any supplies from the country . Unfortunately , there were not vessels enough at the Head of Elk for the transportation of all the troops , ordnance and stores ; a part of ...
Stran 570
... York River was blocked up by French ships ; James River was filled with armed vessels covering the trans- portation of the troops . His lordship reconnoitred Williamsburg ; it was too strong to be forced and Wayne had crossed James ...
... York River was blocked up by French ships ; James River was filled with armed vessels covering the trans- portation of the troops . His lordship reconnoitred Williamsburg ; it was too strong to be forced and Wayne had crossed James ...
Stran 572
... York River , immediately opposite Gloucester Point . Cornwallis had fortified the town by seven redoubts and six batteries on the land side , connected by intrenchments ; there was a line of batteries along the river . The town was ...
... York River , immediately opposite Gloucester Point . Cornwallis had fortified the town by seven redoubts and six batteries on the land side , connected by intrenchments ; there was a line of batteries along the river . The town was ...
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George Washington | 42 |
Miss Mary Philipse | 48 |
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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