Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United StatesP. Force, 1827 - Počet stran: 466 |
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Strana 16
... field officer , the colonel , and four captains , were with it . Marshall escaped unhurt , although his horse received two balls . Of the captains , two only , Blackwell and Peyton , remained fit for duty . Chilton was killed , and Lee ...
... field officer , the colonel , and four captains , were with it . Marshall escaped unhurt , although his horse received two balls . Of the captains , two only , Blackwell and Peyton , remained fit for duty . Chilton was killed , and Lee ...
Strana 17
... 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 following day , near the War- ren tavern on ...
... 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 following day , near the War- ren tavern on ...
Strana 19
... erroneous plan was concluded by the fall of Fort Washington , with a numerous garrison , whose aid in the field could ill be spared . · camped on the western side of Skippack creek , Southern Department of the United States . 19.
... erroneous plan was concluded by the fall of Fort Washington , with a numerous garrison , whose aid in the field could ill be spared . · camped on the western side of Skippack creek , Southern Department of the United States . 19.
Strana 23
... field works , which in effect increased his disposable force . He soon became convinced that the dislodgement of the Ameri- can garrisons from the forts , Mifflin and Mercer , was an indispensa ble prerequisite to the opening of the ...
... field works , which in effect increased his disposable force . He soon became convinced that the dislodgement of the Ameri- can garrisons from the forts , Mifflin and Mercer , was an indispensa ble prerequisite to the opening of the ...
Strana 30
... field , and the rigour of the sea- son , induced the American general to prepare for winter quar- ters . Comparing the various plans suggested by his own compre- hensive mind , and by the assisting care of those around him , he adopted ...
... field , and the rigour of the sea- son , induced the American general to prepare for winter quar- ters . Comparing the various plans suggested by his own compre- hensive mind , and by the assisting care of those around him , he adopted ...
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