Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United StatesP. Force, 1827 - Počet stran: 466 |
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... ground , and expending thirty rounds a man , in forty - five minutes . It was now ordered to fall back upon Woodford's right , which was handsomely accomplished by colonel Marshall , although deprived of half his officers , where he ...
... ground , and expending thirty rounds a man , in forty - five minutes . It was now ordered to fall back upon Woodford's right , which was handsomely accomplished by colonel Marshall , although deprived of half his officers , where he ...
Strana 18
... ground , to the assailant . Its chief , if not sole advantage , consisted in the safety of the left , and its proximity to Philadelphia , which city it was ne- cessary to secure . A few miles more remote is Chesnut hill , which sir ...
... ground , to the assailant . Its chief , if not sole advantage , consisted in the safety of the left , and its proximity to Philadelphia , which city it was ne- cessary to secure . A few miles more remote is Chesnut hill , which sir ...
Strana 25
... ground , passing a river into battle , or passing it above or below him . The latter was the most ready approach ... grounds ; and delay in the operation would endanger the health of his troops . To pass above Washington comported better ...
... ground , passing a river into battle , or passing it above or below him . The latter was the most ready approach ... grounds ; and delay in the operation would endanger the health of his troops . To pass above Washington comported better ...
Strana 29
... ground , and encamped in front of our left , the most vulnerable part of Washington's position , as it might have been turned by pursuing the old York road ; which measure would infallibly have produced battle , or have forced retreat ...
... ground , and encamped in front of our left , the most vulnerable part of Washington's position , as it might have been turned by pursuing the old York road ; which measure would infallibly have produced battle , or have forced retreat ...
Strana 30
... ground or salubrity of climate could bestow . Here , by the hands of his soldiers , he erected a town of huts , which afforded a comfortable shelter from the inclemency of the season , and strengthened his position by all the help of ...
... ground or salubrity of climate could bestow . Here , by the hands of his soldiers , he erected a town of huts , which afforded a comfortable shelter from the inclemency of the season , and strengthened his position by all the help of ...
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