Life of George Washington, Količina 2Putnam, 1857 |
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Stran 191
... thought , knowing the ice would not last , a favorable opportunity to make an assault upon the troops in town . I proposed it in council ; but behold , though we had been waiting all the year for this favorable event , the enterprise ...
... thought , knowing the ice would not last , a favorable opportunity to make an assault upon the troops in town . I proposed it in council ; but behold , though we had been waiting all the year for this favorable event , the enterprise ...
Stran 311
... thought proper previously to send to town for a fresh supply , if it could possibly be procured , and ordered my ... thoughts of defense . His report was flattering . I then determined to maintain the post at all risks , and passed the ...
... thought proper previously to send to town for a fresh supply , if it could possibly be procured , and ordered my ... thoughts of defense . His report was flattering . I then determined to maintain the post at all risks , and passed the ...
Stran 523
... thought crowded on another so that he could come to no decision . Considered as a private man , he was deserving of high regard . He was generous , open - handed , hospitable : never cringing to his superiors , nor arrogant to his ...
... thought crowded on another so that he could come to no decision . Considered as a private man , he was deserving of high regard . He was generous , open - handed , hospitable : never cringing to his superiors , nor arrogant to his ...
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affairs alarm American arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack battery boats Boston British camp Canada Canadians cannon cannonade Captain captured Carleton cause Clinton Colonel Colonel Reed colonies command commander-in-chief committee Connecticut Continental Congress cross defense detachment embarked encamped enemy enemy's eral Ethan Allen expedition fire force Fort Constitution Fort Montgomery Fort Washington garrison Gates George Clinton give Governor Green Mountain Boys Greene guard guns head-quarters Heath Hessians Highlands Hill honor Hudson hundred Indians ington Jerseys John's King's Bridge Lake land Lee's letter lieutenant Long Island Lord Stirling ment miles military militia Montgomery Montreal morning night officers orders pass Peekskill Point present President of Congress prisoners province Putnam Quebec received regiment reinforcements retreat river Schuyler sent Seth Warner ships soldiers soon spirit Staten Island stationed Sullivan thousand Ticonderoga tion tories town Trenton troops vessels Wash Washington writes York