Life of George Washington, Količina 2Putnam, 1857 |
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... town and set it on fire in several places . For five days and nights the garrison was kept on the alert by the teasing fire of this battery . The object of Montgomery was to harass the town , and increase the dissatisfaction of the ...
... town and set it on fire in several places . For five days and nights the garrison was kept on the alert by the teasing fire of this battery . The object of Montgomery was to harass the town , and increase the dissatisfaction of the ...
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... town , " writes he to Washington , “ if the cannon were removed from the batteries and wharves , but I ever considered their threats as a brutum fulmen , and even persuaded the town to be of the same way of thinking . We accordingly ...
... town , " writes he to Washington , “ if the cannon were removed from the batteries and wharves , but I ever considered their threats as a brutum fulmen , and even persuaded the town to be of the same way of thinking . We accordingly ...
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... town . To - morrow I shall begin to dismantle that part of the fort next to the town , to prevent its being converted into a citadel . I shall barrier the principal streets , and , at least , if I cannot make it a continental garrison ...
... town . To - morrow I shall begin to dismantle that part of the fort next to the town , to prevent its being converted into a citadel . I shall barrier the principal streets , and , at least , if I cannot make it a continental garrison ...
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