Life of George WashingtonG.P. Putnam, 1861 |
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... attack ; the ships could not get near enough to throw their shells into the town , and the scaling ladders proved too short . That part of the attack , however , with which Lawrence was con- cerned , distinguished itself by its bravery ...
... attack ; the ships could not get near enough to throw their shells into the town , and the scaling ladders proved too short . That part of the attack , however , with which Lawrence was con- cerned , distinguished itself by its bravery ...
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... attack on Carthagena . He now undertook to instruct his brother George in the art of war ; lent him treatises on military tactics ; put him through the manual exercise , and gave him some idea of evolutions in the field . Another of ...
... attack on Carthagena . He now undertook to instruct his brother George in the art of war ; lent him treatises on military tactics ; put him through the manual exercise , and gave him some idea of evolutions in the field . Another of ...
Stran 81
... attack the fort , they could easily drop down the river with their artillery . With these alternatives in view Washington detached sixty men in advance to make a road ; and at the same time wrote to Governor Dinwiddie for mortars and ...
... attack the fort , they could easily drop down the river with their artillery . With these alternatives in view Washington detached sixty men in advance to make a road ; and at the same time wrote to Governor Dinwiddie for mortars and ...
Stran 93
... attack , excepting with bombs , on the land side . The garrison did not exceed five hundred , but two hundred more were hourly expected , and nine hundred in the course of a fortnight . Washington's suspicions with respect to La Force's ...
... attack , excepting with bombs , on the land side . The garrison did not exceed five hundred , but two hundred more were hourly expected , and nine hundred in the course of a fortnight . Washington's suspicions with respect to La Force's ...
Stran 127
... attack upon the fort , which , he assured his brother aide - de - camp , he would not miss for five hundred pounds . Leaving Washington at the Youghiogeny , we will follow the march of Braddock . In the course of the first day ( June 24 ) ...
... attack upon the fort , which , he assured his brother aide - de - camp , he would not miss for five hundred pounds . Leaving Washington at the Youghiogeny , we will follow the march of Braddock . In the course of the first day ( June 24 ) ...
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