The Life of George Washington: Commander-in-chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United StatesHenry T. Coates, 1882 - 489 Seiten |
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... defence of the city , the pas- sage up the rivers must be obstructed by forts and other impediments ; and an army was necessary , of force sufficient to man the posts and lines of defence , and to meet the invading foe in the field ...
... defence of the city , the pas- sage up the rivers must be obstructed by forts and other impediments ; and an army was necessary , of force sufficient to man the posts and lines of defence , and to meet the invading foe in the field ...
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... defence of New York . But the importance of the place , and the difficulty which he had already experienced in dislodging an army from a fortified town , open to the protection and sup- plies of a fleet , inclined him to make the ...
... defence of New York . But the importance of the place , and the difficulty which he had already experienced in dislodging an army from a fortified town , open to the protection and sup- plies of a fleet , inclined him to make the ...
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... defence , and he returned with them to Fort Lee . On the succeeding morning the enemy made the assault in four separate divisions . The Hessians , commanded by General Knyphausen , moved down from King's bridge to attack the north side ...
... defence , and he returned with them to Fort Lee . On the succeeding morning the enemy made the assault in four separate divisions . The Hessians , commanded by General Knyphausen , moved down from King's bridge to attack the north side ...
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