Life of George Washington, Količina 2G. P. Putnam's sons, 1857 |
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... town walls on their right , which incessantly thinned their ranks . The second barrier was reached ; they applied their scaling ladders to storm it . The de- fense was brave and obstinate , but the defenders were at length driven from ...
... town walls on their right , which incessantly thinned their ranks . The second barrier was reached ; they applied their scaling ladders to storm it . The de- fense was brave and obstinate , but the defenders were at length driven from ...
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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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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