The Life of George Washington, Količina 4John B. Alden, 1887 |
Iz vsebine knjige
Zadetki 1–5 od 31
Stran 14
... considered well affected to the American cause ; the young lady herself , during the occupation of the city by the enemy , had been a " toast " among the British officers , and selected as one of the beauties of the Mischianza . Arnold ...
... considered well affected to the American cause ; the young lady herself , during the occupation of the city by the enemy , had been a " toast " among the British officers , and selected as one of the beauties of the Mischianza . Arnold ...
Stran 22
... considered them atten tively , discharging from our minds , as much as possible , all impressions produced by Arnold's subsequent history , and we are surprised to find , after the hostility manifested against him by the council of ...
... considered them atten tively , discharging from our minds , as much as possible , all impressions produced by Arnold's subsequent history , and we are surprised to find , after the hostility manifested against him by the council of ...
Stran 26
... widely separated by swamps and forests . Washington was in no condition to render prompt and effec tual relief , his army being at a vast distance , and LINCOLN AT CHARLESTON . 27 considered , as in a 26 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... widely separated by swamps and forests . Washington was in no condition to render prompt and effec tual relief , his army being at a vast distance , and LINCOLN AT CHARLESTON . 27 considered , as in a 26 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
Stran 27
Washington Irving. LINCOLN AT CHARLESTON . 27 considered , as in a great measure broken up . " The British , on the contrary , had the advantage of their naval force , " there being nothing then in the American seas which could even ...
Washington Irving. LINCOLN AT CHARLESTON . 27 considered , as in a great measure broken up . " The British , on the contrary , had the advantage of their naval force , " there being nothing then in the American seas which could even ...
Stran 38
... considered , rather more . " In- deed , we have it from another authority , that many officers for some time lived on bread and cheese , rather than take any of the scanty allow- ance of meat from the men.1 To soothe the discontents of ...
... considered , rather more . " In- deed , we have it from another authority , that many officers for some time lived on bread and cheese , rather than take any of the scanty allow- ance of meat from the men.1 To soothe the discontents of ...
Vsebina
261 | |
273 | |
297 | |
314 | |
330 | |
372 | |
386 | |
396 | |
135 | |
140 | |
146 | |
175 | |
185 | |
194 | |
207 | |
220 | |
237 | |
248 | |
413 | |
426 | |
434 | |
449 | |
465 | |
477 | |
493 | |
516 | |
534 | |
Druge izdaje - Prikaži vse
Pogosti izrazi in povedi
advance aide-de-camp American André arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack baggage battle bridge British British army Camden camp campaign captured Catawba cavalry Charleston Chesapeake Colonel command commander-in-chief conduct Congress coöperation Count de Grasse Count de Rochambeau Creek crossed detachment dispatches dragoons effect encamped enemy enemy's eral expedition fire forage force ford French fleet garrison Gates Greene Greene's guard Hamilton head-quarters honor horses Hudson hundred infantry ington Island James River Jersey killed King's Lafayette land legion letter Lord Cornwallis Lord Rawdon lordship Major André marquis ment miles military militia Morgan Mount Vernon mountain mounted night North Carolina officers orders Pennsylvania line Portsmouth prisoners pursuit quarters received reinforcements retreat road Rochambeau sent ships side Sir Henry Clinton soldiers South Steuben Sumter Tallmadge Tarleton thousand tion took Virginia wagons Wash Washington Wayne West Point wounded writes York York Island York River Yorktown