Life of George Washington, Količina 1G.P. Putnam, 1855 |
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Stran 132
... retreat . On the 1st of July they reached the Great Mead- ows . Here the Virginians , exhausted by fatigue , hun- ger , and vexation , declared they would carry the bag- gage and drag the swivels no further . Contrary to his original ...
... retreat . On the 1st of July they reached the Great Mead- ows . Here the Virginians , exhausted by fatigue , hun- ger , and vexation , declared they would carry the bag- gage and drag the swivels no further . Contrary to his original ...
Stran 436
... retreat , " writes Washington , " had not been as precipitate as it was , — and God knows it could not well have been more so , - the ministerial troops must have surrendered , or been totally cut off . " The distant firing from the ...
... retreat , " writes Washington , " had not been as precipitate as it was , — and God knows it could not well have been more so , - the ministerial troops must have surrendered , or been totally cut off . " The distant firing from the ...
Stran 481
... retreat of the main body ; which would have produced a scene of direful confusion and slaughter . Having effected their pur- pose , the brave associates at the fence abandoned their weak outpost , retiring slowly , and disputing the ...
... retreat of the main body ; which would have produced a scene of direful confusion and slaughter . Having effected their pur- pose , the brave associates at the fence abandoned their weak outpost , retiring slowly , and disputing the ...
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