Life of George Washington, Količina 2J. B. Lippincott & Company, 1873 |
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Stran 24
... situation which exposes us to these ravages , and against which , in my judgment , no such temporary relief could possibly secure us . The great advantage the en- emy have of transporting troops , by being mas- ters of the sea , will ...
... situation which exposes us to these ravages , and against which , in my judgment , no such temporary relief could possibly secure us . The great advantage the en- emy have of transporting troops , by being mas- ters of the sea , will ...
Stran 191
... situation has been such , that I have been obliged to use art , to conceal it from my own officers . " How precious are those letters ! And how fortunate that the absence of Mr. Reed from camp , should have procured for us such ...
... situation has been such , that I have been obliged to use art , to conceal it from my own officers . " How precious are those letters ! And how fortunate that the absence of Mr. Reed from camp , should have procured for us such ...
Stran 539
... situation of Washington was growing critical . The enemy were beginning to advance their large pickets towards Trenton . Everything indicated an approaching attack . The force with him was small ; to retreat across the river , would ...
... situation of Washington was growing critical . The enemy were beginning to advance their large pickets towards Trenton . Everything indicated an approaching attack . The force with him was small ; to retreat across the river , would ...
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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