Life of George Washington, Količina 2J. B. Lippincott & Company, 1873 |
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Stran 136
... river was too boisterous for such frail craft . In the mean time the garrison at Quebec was gain- ing strength ... river with his corps of Royal Highland Emi- grants , and threw himself into the place . The Lizard frigate , the Hornet ...
... river was too boisterous for such frail craft . In the mean time the garrison at Quebec was gain- ing strength ... river with his corps of Royal Highland Emi- grants , and threw himself into the place . The Lizard frigate , the Hornet ...
Stran 401
... river . I would have di- rected the river at Fort Montgomery , which is nearly at the southern extremity of the moun- tains , to be so shallowed as to afford only depth sufficient for an Albany sloop , and all the south ern passes and ...
... river . I would have di- rected the river at Fort Montgomery , which is nearly at the southern extremity of the moun- tains , to be so shallowed as to afford only depth sufficient for an Albany sloop , and all the south ern passes and ...
Stran 487
... river opposite Bordentown . An able disposition of American troops along the upper part of the river , and of a number of galleys below , discour- aged any attempt of the kind . Cornwallis , there- fore , gave up the pursuit ...
... river opposite Bordentown . An able disposition of American troops along the upper part of the river , and of a number of galleys below , discour- aged any attempt of the kind . Cornwallis , there- fore , gave up the pursuit ...
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