Life of George Washington, Količina 2G. P. Putnam's sons, 1857 |
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... fire upon the walls , but his field - pieces were too light to be effective . With his how- itzer he threw shells into the town and set it on fire in several places . For five days and nights the garrison was kept on the alert by the ...
... fire upon the walls , but his field - pieces were too light to be effective . With his how- itzer he threw shells into the town and set it on fire in several places . For five days and nights the garrison was kept on the alert by the ...
Stran 343
... fire of our ships , " writes he , " seemed sufficient to shake the fierceness of the bravest enemy , and daunt the courage of the most veteran soldier , the return made by the fort could not fail calling for the respect , as well as of ...
... fire of our ships , " writes he , " seemed sufficient to shake the fierceness of the bravest enemy , and daunt the courage of the most veteran soldier , the return made by the fort could not fail calling for the respect , as well as of ...
Stran 450
... fire to enfilade and dislodge them . A barbette battery on the cliffs of the Jersey shore , left of the ferry , fired down upon the frigates , but with little effect . Colonel Magaw got down an eighteen - pounder to the lines near the ...
... fire to enfilade and dislodge them . A barbette battery on the cliffs of the Jersey shore , left of the ferry , fired down upon the frigates , but with little effect . Colonel Magaw got down an eighteen - pounder to the lines near the ...
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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