The Life of George Washington: Commander-in-chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United StatesJohn Stochdale, 1808 - 560 páginas |
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... York - Fortifica- tions of the City and River - Independence declared - General Howe lands on Staten Island - Interview between General Wash- ington and Colonel Patterson - State of the British and Ame- rican Forces - Camp at Brooklyn ...
... York - Fortifica- tions of the City and River - Independence declared - General Howe lands on Staten Island - Interview between General Wash- ington and Colonel Patterson - State of the British and Ame- rican Forces - Camp at Brooklyn ...
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... York . But the importance of the place , and the difficulty which he had already experienced in dislodging an army from a fortified town , open to the pro- tection and supplies of a fleet , inclined him to make the attempt . His own ...
... York . But the importance of the place , and the difficulty which he had already experienced in dislodging an army from a fortified town , open to the pro- tection and supplies of a fleet , inclined him to make the attempt . His own ...
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... York . It had been deter- mined in a council of war , to fortify a camp at Brooklyn , fronting New York ; and stretching across that end of Long Island , from East river to Gowan's cove . The rear of this encampment was defended by ...
... York . It had been deter- mined in a council of war , to fortify a camp at Brooklyn , fronting New York ; and stretching across that end of Long Island , from East river to Gowan's cove . The rear of this encampment was defended by ...
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... York . The body of the fleet lay at anchor near Governor's Island ; but particular ships passed up the East river , without sustaining injury from the Ameri- can batteries ; others , sailing round Long Island into the Sound , passed up ...
... York . The body of the fleet lay at anchor near Governor's Island ; but particular ships passed up the East river , without sustaining injury from the Ameri- can batteries ; others , sailing round Long Island into the Sound , passed up ...
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... York Island would soon become necessary , the general assiduously continued the removal of the stores and heavy beggage to a place of safety . SEPT . 12. ] The general officers became alarm- ed at the danger of the army , and , in a ...
... York Island would soon become necessary , the general assiduously continued the removal of the stores and heavy beggage to a place of safety . SEPT . 12. ] The general officers became alarm- ed at the danger of the army , and , in a ...
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