Life of George Washington, Količina 2J. B. Lippincott & Company, 1873 |
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... effect . The first notice of such an excursion would be its actual execution , and long before any troops could reach the scene of action , the enemy would have an opportunity to accomplish their purpose and retire . It would give me ...
... effect . The first notice of such an excursion would be its actual execution , and long before any troops could reach the scene of action , the enemy would have an opportunity to accomplish their purpose and retire . It would give me ...
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... effect . The fortifications were low , composed of earth and palmetto wood , which is soft , and makes no splinters , and the merlons were extremely thick . At one time there was a con- siderable pause in the American fire , and the en ...
... effect . The fortifications were low , composed of earth and palmetto wood , which is soft , and makes no splinters , and the merlons were extremely thick . At one time there was a con- siderable pause in the American fire , and the en ...
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... effect these purposes in the most humane and expeditious manner . ters . A gallant little exploit at this juncture , gave a fillip to the spirits of the community . Two of the fire - ships recently constructed , went up the Hudson to ...
... effect these purposes in the most humane and expeditious manner . ters . A gallant little exploit at this juncture , gave a fillip to the spirits of the community . Two of the fire - ships recently constructed , went up the Hudson to ...
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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