Life of George Washington, Količina 2G.P. Putnam & Company, 1855 |
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Stran 52
... side ( of the lake ) , and then they will soon force the other from us , nor do I see that a retreat will in any shape be practicable . Everything , however , shall be done that is practicable to frustrate the enemy's designs ; but what ...
... side ( of the lake ) , and then they will soon force the other from us , nor do I see that a retreat will in any shape be practicable . Everything , however , shall be done that is practicable to frustrate the enemy's designs ; but what ...
Stran 108
... side of the 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 ...
... side of the 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 ...
Stran 269
... side ex- cept about fifty or sixty . Their baggage of their infantry have passed on the other side . **** The present movement may be calculated to draw us down and betray us into an action . They may have de- sisted from their ...
... side ex- cept about fifty or sixty . Their baggage of their infantry have passed on the other side . **** The present movement may be calculated to draw us down and betray us into an action . They may have de- sisted from their ...
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PART THIRD | 9 |
Negotiations for Exchange of Prisoners | 16 |
Exertions to form a New ArmyCalls on | 22 |
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affairs Albany 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 Creek Delaware detachment division effect encamped endeavored enemy enemy's eral expedition fire flank fleet force Fort Edward Fort Mercer Fort Mifflin Fort Montgomery 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 wing woods wounded writes York