Life of George Washington, Količina 2G. P. Putnam's sons, 1857 |
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Stran 131
... writes he to Schuyler ; " I must go home , if I walk by the side of the lake . I am weary of power , and totally want that patience and temper so requisite for such a command . " Much of the insubordination of the troops he attributed ...
... writes he to Schuyler ; " I must go home , if I walk by the side of the lake . I am weary of power , and totally want that patience and temper so requisite for such a command . " Much of the insubordination of the troops he attributed ...
Stran 209
... writes , " To see the vast number of houses shut up , one would think the city almost evacu- ated . Women and children are scarcely to be seen in the streets . Troops are daily coming in ; they break open and quarter themselves in any ...
... writes , " To see the vast number of houses shut up , one would think the city almost evacu- ated . Women and children are scarcely to be seen in the streets . Troops are daily coming in ; they break open and quarter themselves in any ...
Stran 210
... writes , " I could not avoid laugh- ing at Captain Parker's reasons for not putting his re- peated threats into execution , " - a proof , by the way , under his own hand , that he could laugh occasionally ; and even when surrounded by ...
... writes , " I could not avoid laugh- ing at Captain Parker's reasons for not putting his re- peated threats into execution , " - a proof , by the way , under his own hand , that he could laugh occasionally ; and even when surrounded by ...
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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