Life of George Washington, Količina 2G. P. Putnam's sons, 1857 |
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... thousand flints , thirty thousand round shot , and thirty - two tons of mus- ket - balls . " Surely nothing , " writes Washington , " ever came more á propos . " It was indeed a cheering incident , and was eagerly turned to account ...
... thousand flints , thirty thousand round shot , and thirty - two tons of mus- ket - balls . " Surely nothing , " writes Washington , " ever came more á propos . " It was indeed a cheering incident , and was eagerly turned to account ...
Stran 350
... thousand men ; the combined attack by fire and sword had therefore to be given up , and the " burning and shining light ” again failed of conflagration . Still , a partial night attack on the Staten Island en- campment was concerted by ...
... thousand men ; the combined attack by fire and sword had therefore to be given up , and the " burning and shining light ” again failed of conflagration . Still , a partial night attack on the Staten Island en- campment was concerted by ...
Stran 352
... thousand , but was subsequently increased to twenty thousand , for the most part raw and undisciplined . One fourth were on the sick - list with bilious and putrid fevers and dysen- tery ; others were absent on furlough or command ; the ...
... thousand , but was subsequently increased to twenty thousand , for the most part raw and undisciplined . One fourth were on the sick - list with bilious and putrid fevers and dysen- tery ; others were absent on furlough or command ; the ...
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