Life of George Washington, Količina 2Putnam, 1857 |
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Stran 136
... river was too boisterous for such frail craft . In the mean time the garrison at Quebec was gaining strength ... river with his corps of Royal Highland Emigrants , and threw himself into the place . The Lizard frigate , the Hornet sloop ...
... river was too boisterous for such frail craft . In the mean time the garrison at Quebec was gaining strength ... river with his corps of Royal Highland Emigrants , and threw himself into the place . The Lizard frigate , the Hornet sloop ...
Stran 290
... river is commanded on the eastern side by the bold woody heights of Manhattan Island and Westchester County , and on the western side by the rocky cliffs of the Palisades . Beyond those cliffs , the river expands into a succession of ...
... river is commanded on the eastern side by the bold woody heights of Manhattan Island and Westchester County , and on the western side by the rocky cliffs of the Palisades . Beyond those cliffs , the river expands into a succession of ...
Stran 487
... river opposite Bordentown . An able disposition of American troops along the upper part of the river , and of a number of galleys below , discouraged any attempt of the kind . Cornwallis , therefore , gave up the pursuit , distributed ...
... river opposite Bordentown . An able disposition of American troops along the upper part of the river , and of a number of galleys below , discouraged any attempt of the kind . Cornwallis , therefore , gave up the pursuit , distributed ...
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