Life of George Washington, Količina 2G.P. Putnam, 1855 |
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Stran 116
... American character ! Grant talked of having served with the Americans ; had he already forgotten that in the field of Braddock's defeat , when the British regulars fled , it was alone the desperate stand of a handful of Virginians ...
... American character ! Grant talked of having served with the Americans ; had he already forgotten that in the field of Braddock's defeat , when the British regulars fled , it was alone the desperate stand of a handful of Virginians ...
Stran 170
... Americans might intend to cannonade Boston from this new fortification ; it was unanimously resolved to dislodge them . How was this to be done ? A majority of the council , including Clinton and Grant , advised that a force should be ...
... Americans might intend to cannonade Boston from this new fortification ; it was unanimously resolved to dislodge them . How was this to be done ? A majority of the council , including Clinton and Grant , advised that a force should be ...
Stran 183
... Americans , however , had fired their last round , their ammunition was exhausted ; and now succeeded a desperate and deadly struggle , hand to hand , with bayonets , stones , and the stocks of their muskets . At length , as the British ...
... Americans , however , had fired their last round , their ammunition was exhausted ; and now succeeded a desperate and deadly struggle , hand to hand , with bayonets , stones , and the stocks of their muskets . At length , as the British ...
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Hood at Boston The General | 26 |
Expedition of Washington to | 32 |
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