Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United StatesP. Force, 1827 - Počet stran: 466 |
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... detachment commanded by lieutenant colonel Simms , who poured in a close and destructive fire , and then retreated to the light corps . The leading officer of the enemy was killed ; and the detachment suffered severely . The contest ...
... detachment commanded by lieutenant colonel Simms , who poured in a close and destructive fire , and then retreated to the light corps . The leading officer of the enemy was killed ; and the detachment suffered severely . The contest ...
Strana 20
... detachment , under colonel Stir- ling , sent to dislodge the American garrison ; and a high bluff on the same side ... detach . ments from the British army , the American general continued in his position at Skippack Creek , within reach ...
... detachment , under colonel Stir- ling , sent to dislodge the American garrison ; and a high bluff on the same side ... detach . ments from the British army , the American general continued in his position at Skippack Creek , within reach ...
Strana 21
... detachment under lord Corn- wallis . Understanding the condition of his foe , Washington decamped on the evening of the third of October , and , moving with secrecy and circumspection , attacked the enemy in his camp at Germantown ...
... detachment under lord Corn- wallis . Understanding the condition of his foe , Washington decamped on the evening of the third of October , and , moving with secrecy and circumspection , attacked the enemy in his camp at Germantown ...
Strana 23
... detachment of Hessians , led by colonel count Donop , crossed the Delaware from Philadelphia , and took the route for Fort Mer- A few miles only in its van , was a reinforcement for the post of Mud Island , sent by Washington , under ...
... detachment of Hessians , led by colonel count Donop , crossed the Delaware from Philadelphia , and took the route for Fort Mer- A few miles only in its van , was a reinforcement for the post of Mud Island , sent by Washington , under ...
Strana 24
... detachment to the Island . This movement was quickly discerned by count Donop , who , having some hours before arrived , was engaged in the necessary prepara- tions for attack . Not doubting , from what he saw , that the garrison was ...
... detachment to the Island . This movement was quickly discerned by count Donop , who , having some hours before arrived , was engaged in the necessary prepara- tions for attack . Not doubting , from what he saw , that the garrison was ...
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