Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United StatesP. Force, 1827 - Počet stran: 466 |
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... approach of his foe . Sir William continued to advance by steady marches , holding up the strength of his troops , whose valour , he fores saw with pleasure , would be tested in a few days . Having reached Kennet's Square on the 11th of ...
... approach of his foe . Sir William continued to advance by steady marches , holding up the strength of his troops , whose valour , he fores saw with pleasure , would be tested in a few days . Having reached Kennet's Square on the 11th of ...
Strana 17
... approach of the enemy render such re- treat necessary . In a little time this precaution manifested his sagacity : the fire of the videts announced the enemy's appearance . The dragoons were ordered instantly to embark . Of the small ...
... approach of the enemy render such re- treat necessary . In a little time this precaution manifested his sagacity : the fire of the videts announced the enemy's appearance . The dragoons were ordered instantly to embark . Of the small ...
Strana 20
... approach of a detachment , under colonel Stir- ling , sent to dislodge the American garrison ; and a high bluff on the same side of the river , opposite to Mud Island , called Red Bank , was fortified , which with Fort Mifflin protected ...
... approach of a detachment , under colonel Stir- ling , sent to dislodge the American garrison ; and a high bluff on the same side of the river , opposite to Mud Island , called Red Bank , was fortified , which with Fort Mifflin protected ...
Strana 25
... approach : but very disadvantageous was the access , through the intermediate marshes of the Delaware and the Schuylkill ; nor was it easy to convey artillery , baggage , and the ammunitions of war , through those humid grounds ; and ...
... approach : but very disadvantageous was the access , through the intermediate marshes of the Delaware and the Schuylkill ; nor was it easy to convey artillery , baggage , and the ammunitions of war , through those humid grounds ; and ...
Strana 33
... approach , and then resolutely pour in a charge , which disciplined courage could not sustain . He saw his gallant troops fly - afterwards brought to rally with their colours , and , indignant at the repulse , return with redoubled fury ...
... approach , and then resolutely pour in a charge , which disciplined courage could not sustain . He saw his gallant troops fly - afterwards brought to rally with their colours , and , indignant at the repulse , return with redoubled fury ...
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