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 1Walton Book Company, 1930 |
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... garrison now consisted of about fifteen hundred men , of whom eight hundred were militia , and between four and five hundred were seamen . Montgomery's effective force was stated , by himself , at only eight hundred . His situation ...
... garrison now consisted of about fifteen hundred men , of whom eight hundred were militia , and between four and five hundred were seamen . Montgomery's effective force was stated , by himself , at only eight hundred . His situation ...
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... garrison be- came prisoners of war . The loss on this occasion was the greatest the Americans had ever sustained . The garrison , was stated by General Wash- ington at about two thousand men . Yet , in a report published as from General ...
... garrison be- came prisoners of war . The loss on this occasion was the greatest the Americans had ever sustained . The garrison , was stated by General Wash- ington at about two thousand men . Yet , in a report published as from General ...
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... garrison . General Lincoln deemed it necessary to reserve all his strength to man his lines in the event of an assault , or to force a retreat , should he determine to evacuate the city . In this state of things , General Du Portail ...
... garrison . General Lincoln deemed it necessary to reserve all his strength to man his lines in the event of an assault , or to force a retreat , should he determine to evacuate the city . In this state of things , General Du Portail ...
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