Life of George WashingtonCo-operative Publication Society, 1930 |
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Stran 92
... tion of abuses in the army ; and one of the persons chosen for this important office was Conway , with the rank , too , of major - general ! This was tacitly in defiance of the opinion so fully expressed by Washington of the demerits of ...
... tion of abuses in the army ; and one of the persons chosen for this important office was Conway , with the rank , too , of major - general ! This was tacitly in defiance of the opinion so fully expressed by Washington of the demerits of ...
Stran 135
... tion , and heavy baggage . It might have opened the way for supplies to the city , and shaken off the lethargy of the Brit- ish army . In a word , " adds he , " had General Howe led on his troops to action , victory was in his power and ...
... tion , and heavy baggage . It might have opened the way for supplies to the city , and shaken off the lethargy of the Brit- ish army . In a word , " adds he , " had General Howe led on his troops to action , victory was in his power and ...
Stran 206
... tion throughout the camp . Sullivan gave vent to his vexa- tion in a general order on the 24th , wherein he observed : " The general cannot help lamenting the sudden and unex- pected departure of the French fleet , as he finds it has a ...
... tion throughout the camp . Sullivan gave vent to his vexa- tion in a general order on the 24th , wherein he observed : " The general cannot help lamenting the sudden and unex- pected departure of the French fleet , as he finds it has a ...
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Washington advances to Skippack CreekThe British Fleet in | 46 |
Washington at White MarshMeasures to cut off the Enemys Sup | 57 |
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advance aid-de-camp American arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack attempt baggage batteries bayonet brave brigade British Burgoyne camp campaign captured cavalry Charleston Colonel command commander-in-chief conduct Congress Conway corps Count Count D'Estaing crossed detachment dispatches dragoons effect encamped enemy enemy's expedition favor fire flank forage force Fort Mercer Fort Mifflin garrison Gates gave give Greene Hamilton honor horses Hudson hundred infantry ington Island James River Jersey killed Lafayette land letter Lieutenant-colonel Lord Cornwallis Lord Rawdon Lord Stirling lordship main body marquis Marquis de Lafayette ment Mifflin miles military militia Mischianza morning night North Carolina o'clock officers orders party passed Philadelphia prisoners quarters re-enforcements rear received regiment reply retreat river road Rochambeau sent ships side Sir Henry Clinton soldiers South Stony Point Sumter Tarleton thousand tion took troops Virginia Wash Washington Wayne West Point wounded writes York York Island