Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United StatesP. Force, 1827 - Počet stran: 466 |
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... enemy , for having sustained himself through two long and sternly contested battles against superior numbers ; to America , for having with raw troops , chiefly undisciplined militia , checked a veteran army , conducted by a gallant and ...
... enemy , for having sustained himself through two long and sternly contested battles against superior numbers ; to America , for having with raw troops , chiefly undisciplined militia , checked a veteran army , conducted by a gallant and ...
Strana 16
... enemy , and then to fall back . This service was handsomely performed by Porterfield , and produced the de- sired effect . The British van pressed forward rapidly and incau- tiously , until it lined the front of the detachment commanded ...
... enemy , and then to fall back . This service was handsomely performed by Porterfield , and produced the de- sired effect . The British van pressed forward rapidly and incau- tiously , until it lined the front of the detachment commanded ...
Strana 17
... enemy , who , after three days ' repose on the field of battle , quitted the Brandywine , pointing his march to the upper fords of the Schuylkill . A violent storm , accompanied by a deluge of rain , stopped the renewal of battle on the ...
... enemy , who , after three days ' repose on the field of battle , quitted the Brandywine , pointing his march to the upper fords of the Schuylkill . A violent storm , accompanied by a deluge of rain , stopped the renewal of battle on the ...
Strana 25
... enemy's retreat to Philadelphia , to protect his hospitals and stores in Bethlehem , Reading , and their vicinity , he would have placed himself on the western heights of the Schuylkill , whence he could with facility have driven the enemy ...
... enemy's retreat to Philadelphia , to protect his hospitals and stores in Bethlehem , Reading , and their vicinity , he would have placed himself on the western heights of the Schuylkill , whence he could with facility have driven the enemy ...
Strana 27
... enemy succeed in forcing the outer works , the garrison should retreat to an inclosed intrenchment in the centre of the fort , and there demand quarters ; which , if refused , a match should be instantly applied to the magazine , and ...
... enemy succeed in forcing the outer works , the garrison should retreat to an inclosed intrenchment in the centre of the fort , and there demand quarters ; which , if refused , a match should be instantly applied to the magazine , and ...
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