Life of George Washington, Količina 2J. B. Lippincott & Company, 1873 |
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Stran 191
... attempt upon the town . He was aware that it would be attended with considerable loss , but be- lieved it would be successful if the men should behave well . Within a few days after the date of this letter , the bay became sufficiently ...
... attempt upon the town . He was aware that it would be attended with considerable loss , but be- lieved it would be successful if the men should behave well . Within a few days after the date of this letter , the bay became sufficiently ...
Stran 193
... attempting to fortify those heights , as , in that event taking place , we shall be able to com- mand a great part ... attempt . There was a cloud of gloom and distrust lowering upon the public mind . Danger threatened on the north and ...
... attempting to fortify those heights , as , in that event taking place , we shall be able to com- mand a great part ... attempt . There was a cloud of gloom and distrust lowering upon the public mind . Danger threatened on the north and ...
Stran 328
... attempt the destruction of the ships which had so long been domineering over its wa- One succeeded in grappling the ... attempted to land ; and where their ships were in danger from mid- night incendiaries , while riding at anchor ...
... attempt the destruction of the ships which had so long been domineering over its wa- One succeeded in grappling the ... attempted to land ; and where their ships were in danger from mid- night incendiaries , while riding at anchor ...
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5th Series affairs aide-de-camp alarm American Archives arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack batteries boats Boston brave British Canada cannon cannonade Captain Carleton cause Colonel colonies command commander-in-chief committee Connecticut defense detachment Dorchester Heights embarked encamped enemy enemy's eral ferry fire fleet force Fort Constitution Fort Montgomery Fort Washington fortified garrison Gates George Clinton Greene guard guns head-quarters Heath heights Hessians Highlands Hill honor Hudson hundred ington James Clinton Jerseys John's King's Bridge Lake land letter lines Long Island Lord Stirling ment miles military militia Montgomery Montreal morning night o'clock officers ordered pass Peekskill Point prepared President of Congress prisoners province Putnam Quebec redoubts regiment reinforcements retreat riflemen river Schuyler sent ships shore shot Sir Henry Clinton soldiers soon spirit Staten Island stationed Sullivan Sullivan's Island thousand Ticonderoga tion tories town troops Wash Washington writes York