Life of George Washington, Količina 1G.P. Putnam, 1859 |
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Stran 119
... Fort Duquesne at the head of upwards of five hundred French , and several hundred Indians , eager to avenge the death of his relative . Arriving about dawn of day at Gist's plantation , he surrounded the works which Wash- ington had ...
... Fort Duquesne at the head of upwards of five hundred French , and several hundred Indians , eager to avenge the death of his relative . Arriving about dawn of day at Gist's plantation , he surrounded the works which Wash- ington had ...
Stran 128
... Fort Cumberland , in honor of the Duke of Cumberland , captain - general of the British army . In the mean time the French , elated by their recent triumph , and thinking no danger at hand , relaxed their vigilance at Fort Duquesne ...
... Fort Cumberland , in honor of the Duke of Cumberland , captain - general of the British army . In the mean time the French , elated by their recent triumph , and thinking no danger at hand , relaxed their vigilance at Fort Duquesne ...
Stran 130
Washington Irving. march across the mountains , might descend upon the French and take Fort Duquesne at a single blow ; or , failing that , might build a rival fort in its vicinity . He accordingly wrote to Washington to march forthwith ...
Washington Irving. march across the mountains , might descend upon the French and take Fort Duquesne at a single blow ; or , failing that , might build a rival fort in its vicinity . He accordingly wrote to Washington to march forthwith ...
Stran 135
... Fort Duquesne , and his broken English convinced the countryman of his being the French prisoner , whose escape had been noised about the country . Watching an opportunity he seized him , and regardless of offers of great bribes ...
... Fort Duquesne , and his broken English convinced the countryman of his being the French prisoner , whose escape had been noised about the country . Watching an opportunity he seized him , and regardless of offers of great bribes ...
Stran 141
... Fort Cumberland early in May . Governor Sharpe was to furnish above a hundred waggons for the transportation of stores , on the Maryland side of the Poto- mac . Keppel furnished four cannons from his ships , for the attack on Fort Duquesne ...
... Fort Cumberland early in May . Governor Sharpe was to furnish above a hundred waggons for the transportation of stores , on the Maryland side of the Poto- mac . Keppel furnished four cannons from his ships , for the attack on Fort Duquesne ...
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