The Life of George Washington, Količina 4John B. Alden, 1887 |
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... Bridge.— Action in the Neigh- borhood . End of the Campaign - PAGE 341 CHAPTER XXV . Washington disappointed as to Reinforcements . - French Armament destined for the Chesapeake . Attempts on New York postponed . - March of the Armies ...
... Bridge.— Action in the Neigh- borhood . End of the Campaign - PAGE 341 CHAPTER XXV . Washington disappointed as to Reinforcements . - French Armament destined for the Chesapeake . Attempts on New York postponed . - March of the Armies ...
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... bridge across the strait between the Jersey shore and Staten Island , he projected a descent upon the latter by Lord Stirling with twenty - five hundred men , to surprise and capture a British force of ten or twelve hundred . His ...
... bridge across the strait between the Jersey shore and Staten Island , he projected a descent upon the latter by Lord Stirling with twenty - five hundred men , to surprise and capture a British force of ten or twelve hundred . His ...
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... Bridge , led by Lieutenant - colonel Norton , and consisting of four flank companies of guards , two companies of Hessians , and a party of Yagers , all in sleighs ; besides a body of Yager cavalry , and a number of mounted Westchester ...
... Bridge , led by Lieutenant - colonel Norton , and consisting of four flank companies of guards , two companies of Hessians , and a party of Yagers , all in sleighs ; besides a body of Yager cavalry , and a number of mounted Westchester ...
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... Bridge by nine o'clock the same evening , and boasted that , in this enter- prise , they had sustained no other loss than two killed and twenty - three wounded . Of the prisoners many were doubtless farmers and farmers ' sons , who had ...
... Bridge by nine o'clock the same evening , and boasted that , in this enter- prise , they had sustained no other loss than two killed and twenty - three wounded . Of the prisoners many were doubtless farmers and farmers ' sons , who had ...
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... Bridge . Colonel Washington had the advantage , took sev- eral prisoners , and drove back the dragoons of the British legion , but durst not pursue them for want of infantry.1 On the 7th of April , Brigadier - general Wood- ford with ...
... Bridge . Colonel Washington had the advantage , took sev- eral prisoners , and drove back the dragoons of the British legion , but durst not pursue them for want of infantry.1 On the 7th of April , Brigadier - general Wood- ford with ...
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