Life of George Washington, Količina 2J. B. Lippincott & Company, 1873 |
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... lines . General Grant , too , aware that the time had come for earnest action , was closing up , and had already taken Colonel Atlee prisoner . His lordship now thought to effect a circuitous retreat to the lines , by crossing the creek ...
... lines . General Grant , too , aware that the time had come for earnest action , was closing up , and had already taken Colonel Atlee prisoner . His lordship now thought to effect a circuitous retreat to the lines , by crossing the creek ...
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... lines . " 66 I did so by your order , " replied Mifflin with some warmth . " It cannot be ! " exclaimed Washington ... lines before their absence is discovered by the enemy , the most disastrous consequences are to be appre- hended ...
... lines . " 66 I did so by your order , " replied Mifflin with some warmth . " It cannot be ! " exclaimed Washington ... lines before their absence is discovered by the enemy , the most disastrous consequences are to be appre- hended ...
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... lines . He was resolutely answered by the troops sent down from Fort Washington , and several Hessians were killed . An occasional firing was kept up until evening , when the ships fell down the river , and the troops which had advanced ...
... lines . He was resolutely answered by the troops sent down from Fort Washington , and several Hessians were killed . An occasional firing was kept up until evening , when the ships fell down the river , and the troops which had advanced ...
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