Memoirs of the War in the Southern Department of the United StatesP. Force, 1827 - Počet stran: 466 |
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... possessed this power ; but the recollection of their great actions kindled a generous flame in their breasts , ( not to be quelled ) till they also by virtue had acquired equal fame and glory , " war with which I am best acquainted ...
... possessed this power ; but the recollection of their great actions kindled a generous flame in their breasts , ( not to be quelled ) till they also by virtue had acquired equal fame and glory , " war with which I am best acquainted ...
Strana 14
... possession of the upper Hudson , indispensable to the free egress and regress between the north and the south ; without which , military resistance could not be upheld . This mountainous region is computed to be twenty miles in breadth ...
... possession of the upper Hudson , indispensable to the free egress and regress between the north and the south ; without which , military resistance could not be upheld . This mountainous region is computed to be twenty miles in breadth ...
Strana 17
... possession of a flat bottomed boat for the purpose of transporting himself and his comrades across the river , should the sudden approach of the enemy render such re- treat necessary . In a little time this precaution manifested his ...
... possession of a flat bottomed boat for the purpose of transporting himself and his comrades across the river , should the sudden approach of the enemy render such re- treat necessary . In a little time this precaution manifested his ...
Strana 18
... possessed by lord Cornwallis with one division of the army . The position of Germantown has some advantages , mingled with many disadvantages . Its right is accessible with ease ; and its cen- tre presents no obstruction from ...
... possessed by lord Cornwallis with one division of the army . The position of Germantown has some advantages , mingled with many disadvantages . Its right is accessible with ease ; and its cen- tre presents no obstruction from ...
Strana 19
... possession of Philadelphia , however anxiously desired , and highly rated by the British ministry , did not produce any of those advantageous results , so confidently expected : nor indeed could the discriminating statesman have justly ...
... possession of Philadelphia , however anxiously desired , and highly rated by the British ministry , did not produce any of those advantageous results , so confidently expected : nor indeed could the discriminating statesman have justly ...
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