Life of George Washington, Količina 2G. P. Putnam's sons, 1857 |
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... island . In this emergency , the governor ( Cooke ) wrote to Washington , requesting mili- tary aid , and an efficient officer to put the island in a state of defense , suggesting the name of General Lee for the purpose . Lee undertook ...
... island . In this emergency , the governor ( Cooke ) wrote to Washington , requesting mili- tary aid , and an efficient officer to put the island in a state of defense , suggesting the name of General Lee for the purpose . Lee undertook ...
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... island . Two brigades of Hessians , under Lieutenant - general De Heister , were transferred from the camp on Staten Island on the 25th . This movement did not escape the vigilant eye of Washington . By the aid of his telescope , he had ...
... island . Two brigades of Hessians , under Lieutenant - general De Heister , were transferred from the camp on Staten Island on the 25th . This movement did not escape the vigilant eye of Washington . By the aid of his telescope , he had ...
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... Island , in the upper part of a deep channel , or strait between that island and the mainland . His force consisted of three schooners , two sloops , three galleys and eight gon- dolas ; carrying in all seventy guns , many of them eigh ...
... Island , in the upper part of a deep channel , or strait between that island and the mainland . His force consisted of three schooners , two sloops , three galleys and eight gon- dolas ; carrying in all seventy guns , many of them eigh ...
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5th Series advance affairs aide-de-camp alarm American Archives arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack battalions battery boats Boston brigade British camp Canada cannon cannonade Captain Carleton cause Colonel Colonel Reed command commander-in-chief committee Connecticut crossed defense detachment embarked encamped enemy enemy's eral Ferry fire force Fort Constitution Fort Lee Fort Montgomery Fort Washington fortified garrison Gates George Clinton Governor Greene guard guns Harlem River head-quarters Heath heights Hessians Highlands Hill Hudson hundred ington James Clinton Jerseys King's Bridge land Lee's letter Long Island Lord Stirling ment miles military militia Montgomery morning night o'clock officers orders pass Peekskill Philadelphia Point present President of Congress prisoners province Putnam quarters Quebec received redoubts regiment reinforced retreat riflemen river Schuyler sent ships shore soldiers soon spirit Staten Island stationed Sullivan Sullivan's Island thousand Ticonderoga tion tories town Trenton troops Tryon Wash Washington writes York