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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The alarm was immediately given, and the fire on his flank commenced. As he
approached the barrier, he received a musket ball in the leg which shattered the
bone, and was carried off the field. Morgan rushed forward to the battery at the ...
The alarm was immediately given, and the fire on his flank commenced. As he
approached the barrier, he received a musket ball in the leg which shattered the
bone, and was carried off the field. Morgan rushed forward to the battery at the ...
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situation , however , was not discerned that evening , as the frigates which were
able to approach the fort , and the batteries from the Pennsylvania shore , kept up
an incessant fire on the garrison , till night put an end to the cannonade .
situation , however , was not discerned that evening , as the frigates which were
able to approach the fort , and the batteries from the Pennsylvania shore , kept up
an incessant fire on the garrison , till night put an end to the cannonade .
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By the evening of the ninth , several batteries and redoubts were completed , and
the effect of their fire was soon perceived . New batteries were opened the next
day , and the fire became so heavy that the besieged withdrew their cannon from
...
By the evening of the ninth , several batteries and redoubts were completed , and
the effect of their fire was soon perceived . New batteries were opened the next
day , and the fire became so heavy that the besieged withdrew their cannon from
...
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