The Veil Removed: Or, Reflections on David Humphrey's Essay on the Life of Israel PutnamJ.D. Lockwood, 1843 - 231 strani |
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action affair American appear appointed army arrived artillery attack ball batteaux battle of Bunker boats Boston brave Breed's Hill brigade British British army Bunker Hill Burr camp Capt Charlestown Clinton command commander-in-chief commenced congress Connecticut corps Dearborn defence detachment enemy enemy's expedition fell fire force Fort Edward Fort William Henry forts forts Montgomery French garrison Gerrish give guard head-quarters honor Humphreys hundred immediately Indians intrenching Israel Putnam killed Lake George land letter from Gen Lieut Long Island Lord Loudoun Major Rogers mand ment miles military militia morning Mystic river neck night o'clock occasion officer orders party passed Peabody Peekskill Prescott present prisoners provincial Putnam rail fence rangers rear received redoubt regiment reinforcement render retreat river Robert Rogers says sent side soldiers soon Stark statement Swett thousand Ticonderoga tion vessels Warren Washington whole wounded York
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Stran 20 - Journals of Major Robert Rogers : Containing An Account of the Several Excursions he made under the Generals who commanded upon the Continent of North America during the late War.
Stran 200 - I cannot but say there has been more delay in the march of the troops, than I think necessary ; and I could wish that in future my orders may be immediately complied with, without arguing upon the propriety of them. If any accident ensues from obeying them, the fault will lie upon me and not upon you.
Stran 34 - Having, accordingly, divested himself of his coat and waistcoat, and having a long rope fastened round his legs, by which he might be pulled back, at a concerted signal, he entered head-foremost, with the blazing torch in his hand.
Stran 34 - ... pulling him out. The people at the mouth of the den, who had listened with painful anxiety, hearing the growling of the wolf, and supposing their friend to be in the most imminent danger, drew him forth with such celerity, that his shirt was stripped over his head and his skin severely lacerated. After he had adjusted his clothes and...
Stran 55 - In the winter of 1757, when Col. Haviland was commandant at Fort Edward, the barracks adjoining to the northwest bastion took fire. They extended within twelve feet of the magazine, which contained three hundred barrels of powder. On its first discovery, the fire raged with great violence. The...
Stran 122 - After completing the necessary preparations for action, the regiment formed, and marched about one o'clock. When it reached Charlestown Neck we found two regiments halted, in consequence of a heavy enfilading fire thrown across it, of round, bar, and chain shot, from the Lively frigate and floating batteries anchored in Charles river, and a floating battery lying in the river Mystic. Major...
Stran 33 - Pomfret, they immediately returned, and by ten o'clock the next morning the blood-hounds had driven her into a den, about three miles distant from the house of Mr. Putnam. The people soon collected with dogs, guns, straw, fire, and sulphur, to attack the common enemy.
Stran 193 - I arrived here yesterday at noon, and waited upon General Gates immediately on the business of my mission, but was sorry to find his ideas did not correspond with yours, for drawing off the number of troops you directed. I used every argument in my power to convince him of the propriety of the measure, but he was inflexible in the opinion that two brigades, at least, of continental troops should remain in and near this place. His reasons were, that the intelligence of Sir Henry Clinton's having gone...
Stran 9 - Proclamation ; hereby declaring, that, until the aforesaid good purposes can be obtained, I do, in virtue of the power and authority to me given by his Majesty, determine to execute martial law, and cause the same to' be executed, throughout this Colony.
Stran 56 - The outside planks were already consumed by the proximity of the fire, and as only one thickness of timber intervened, the trepidation now became gen.eral and extreme. Putnam, still undaunted, covered with a cloud of cinders, and scorched with the intensity of the heat, maintained his position until the fire subsided, and the danger was wholly over. He 'had contended for one hour and a half with that terrible element.