Life of George Washington, Količina 4G.P. Putnam, 1869 |
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Stran 51
... dragoons of the British legion , but durst not pursue them for want of infantry.1 On the 7th of April , Brigadier - general Wood- ford with seven hundred Virginia troops , after a forced march of five hundred miles in thirty days ...
... dragoons of the British legion , but durst not pursue them for want of infantry.1 On the 7th of April , Brigadier - general Wood- ford with seven hundred Virginia troops , after a forced march of five hundred miles in thirty days ...
Stran 55
... dragoons were apprehended and brought to Monk's Corner , where by this time Colonel Web- ster had arrived . Major Ferguson , we are told , was for putting the dragoons to instant death , but Colonel Webster did not think his powers war ...
... dragoons were apprehended and brought to Monk's Corner , where by this time Colonel Web- ster had arrived . Major Ferguson , we are told , was for putting the dragoons to instant death , but Colonel Webster did not think his powers war ...
Stran 56
... dragoons as had escaped at Monk's Corner . Cornwallis had com- mitted the country between Cooper and Wando Rivers to Tarleton's charge , with orders to be continually on the move with the cavalry and infantry of the legion ; to watch ...
... dragoons as had escaped at Monk's Corner . Cornwallis had com- mitted the country between Cooper and Wando Rivers to Tarleton's charge , with orders to be continually on the move with the cavalry and infantry of the legion ; to watch ...
Stran 59
... dragoons , a hundred mounted infantry and a three- pounder . The bold partisan pushed forward with his usual ardor and rapidity . The weather was sultry , many of his horses gave out through fa- tigue and heat ; he pressed others by the ...
... dragoons , a hundred mounted infantry and a three- pounder . The bold partisan pushed forward with his usual ardor and rapidity . The weather was sultry , many of his horses gave out through fa- tigue and heat ; he pressed others by the ...
Stran 60
... dragoons . Buford had not expected so prompt an approach of the enemy . He hastily drew up his men in order of battle , in an open wood , on the right of the road . His artillery and wagons , which were in the advance escorted by part ...
... dragoons . Buford had not expected so prompt an approach of the enemy . He hastily drew up his men in order of battle , in an open wood , on the right of the road . His artillery and wagons , which were in the advance escorted by part ...
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