Life of George Washington, Količina 2G.P. Putnam & Company, 1855 |
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... river . Kosciuszko had three - quarters of a mile in extent , having redoubts and batteries , which commanded the valley , and even the hills on the op- posite side of the river ; for the Hudson , in this upper part , is comparatively a ...
... river . Kosciuszko had three - quarters of a mile in extent , having redoubts and batteries , which commanded the valley , and even the hills on the op- posite side of the river ; for the Hudson , in this upper part , is comparatively a ...
Stran 345
... River and the Catawba , leading toward the back coun- try . This was for the purpose of crossing the great rivers at their fords near their sources ; for they are fed by innumerable petty streams which drain the mountains , and are apt ...
... River and the Catawba , leading toward the back coun- try . This was for the purpose of crossing the great rivers at their fords near their sources ; for they are fed by innumerable petty streams which drain the mountains , and are apt ...
Stran 349
... river . * . fited and crest - fallen . In his account of the recent battle he represented the force under Morgan to be two thousand . This exaggerated estimate , together with the idea that the militia would now be out in great force ...
... river . * . fited and crest - fallen . In his account of the recent battle he represented the force under Morgan to be two thousand . This exaggerated estimate , together with the idea that the militia would now be out in great force ...
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PART THIRD | 9 |
Negotiations for Exchange of Prisoners | 16 |
CHAPTER III | 20 |
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affairs Albany Ameri American arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack batteries boats brave brigade British Burgoyne camp campaign cannon chevaux-de-frise Clair Colonel command commander-in-chief conduct Congress Conway Count D'Estaing Delaware detachment division effect encamped endeavored enemy enemy's eral expedition fire flank fleet force Fort Edward Fort Mercer Fort Mifflin Fort Montgomery forts French garrison Gates give Governor Greene guard Hessian Highlands Hill honor horses Hudson hundred Indians ington Island Jersey killed Lafayette land letter Lord Stirling main body major-general marquis ment Mifflin miles military militia morning movement night officers orders parties passed Peekskill Philadelphia prisoners Putnam quarters re-enforcements rear received reconnoiter regiment retreat river road Schuyler sent ships side Sir Henry Clinton Skenesborough soldiers soon spirit Stony Point Sullivan thousand Ticonderoga tion took troops Tryon County Wash Washington Wayne whole Wilkinson woods wounded writes York