The Life of George Washington, Količina 2American Publishers Corporation, 1890 |
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Stran 318
... fire , and a gen- eral flight took place toward Fort Anne , about twelve miles distant , which was reached by daybreak . It was a small pick- eted fort , near the junction of Wood Creek and East Creek , about sixteen miles from Fort ...
... fire , and a gen- eral flight took place toward Fort Anne , about twelve miles distant , which was reached by daybreak . It was a small pick- eted fort , near the junction of Wood Creek and East Creek , about sixteen miles from Fort ...
Stran 353
... fire- arms and of the brass field - piece , which swept the steep defile . The British troops then filed off on each side into the woods , to surround the Americans . The latter , finding it impossible to extri- cate their field - piece ...
... fire- arms and of the brass field - piece , which swept the steep defile . The British troops then filed off on each side into the woods , to surround the Americans . The latter , finding it impossible to extri- cate their field - piece ...
Stran 471
... fire of musketry was opened upon him . He instantly deployed his men , posted them behind trees , and returned the fire with deadly effect . Ferguson , exasperated at being thus hunted into this mountain fastness , had been chafing in ...
... fire of musketry was opened upon him . He instantly deployed his men , posted them behind trees , and returned the fire with deadly effect . Ferguson , exasperated at being thus hunted into this mountain fastness , had been chafing in ...
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