The Life of George Washington, Količina 4John B. Alden, 1887 |
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... Force expected . - In- terview of Washington and De Rochambeau at Weathersfield . Plan of Combined Operations.- Financial Arrangement of Robert Morris.- Scheme to attack the Works on New York Island and cap- ture Delancey's Corps ...
... Force expected . - In- terview of Washington and De Rochambeau at Weathersfield . Plan of Combined Operations.- Financial Arrangement of Robert Morris.- Scheme to attack the Works on New York Island and cap- ture Delancey's Corps ...
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... force of ten or twelve hundred . His lordship crossed on the night of the 14th of January , from De Hart's Point to the island . His approach was discovered ; the troops took ref- uge in the works , which were too strongly situated to ...
... force of ten or twelve hundred . His lordship crossed on the night of the 14th of January , from De Hart's Point to the island . His approach was discovered ; the troops took ref- uge in the works , which were too strongly situated to ...
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... force , " there being nothing then in the American seas which could even venture to look at it . " 1 Such were some of the considerations which prompted the enemy to this expedition ; and which gave Washington great anxiety concern- ing ...
... force , " there being nothing then in the American seas which could even venture to look at it . " 1 Such were some of the considerations which prompted the enemy to this expedition ; and which gave Washington great anxiety concern- ing ...
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... forces merely , to contend with an amphibious enemy . 66 Congress will better conceive in how deli- cate a situation we stand , " writes he , " when I inform them , that the whole operating force pres- ent on this and the other side of ...
... forces merely , to contend with an amphibious enemy . 66 Congress will better conceive in how deli- cate a situation we stand , " writes he , " when I inform them , that the whole operating force pres- ent on this and the other side of ...
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... force , as well for the want of the means of taking the field , as on account of the early period of the season . " 1 Looking , however , as usual , to the good of the whole Union , he determined to leave something at hazard in the ...
... force , as well for the want of the means of taking the field , as on account of the early period of the season . " 1 Looking , however , as usual , to the good of the whole Union , he determined to leave something at hazard in the ...
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