The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States, Том 1 |
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Before they could again be in readiness for the attack, the works were made so
strong, that the attempts to storm them was thought unadviseable, and the
evacuation of the town became inevitable. In the expectation that the flower of the
British ...
Before they could again be in readiness for the attack, the works were made so
strong, that the attempts to storm them was thought unadviseable, and the
evacuation of the town became inevitable. In the expectation that the flower of the
British ...
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Knyphausen , determined to carry the hill occupied by M'Dougal , as preliminary
to an attack on the centre and right of the American camp . He therefore directed
Colonel Rawle , with a brigade of Hessians , to cross the Brunx and make a ...
Knyphausen , determined to carry the hill occupied by M'Dougal , as preliminary
to an attack on the centre and right of the American camp . He therefore directed
Colonel Rawle , with a brigade of Hessians , to cross the Brunx and make a ...
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When Prevost commenced his retreat, and the troops were moving from island to
island, the occasion seemed a fair one for attacking it. Only eight hundred men,
commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Mait- land, defended it; but a large corps still
...
When Prevost commenced his retreat, and the troops were moving from island to
island, the occasion seemed a fair one for attacking it. Only eight hundred men,
commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Mait- land, defended it; but a large corps still
...
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