The Life of George Washington,: Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States, Tập 3C.P. Wayne., 1804 |
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... garrison and inhabitants butchered .... Wilkes- barre also surrenders , and meets the same fate .... Dis- tresses of the settlers in Wyoming .... Colonel Alden surprised , and with some of his party killed .... Colonel Clarke surprises ...
... garrison and inhabitants butchered .... Wilkes- barre also surrenders , and meets the same fate .... Dis- tresses of the settlers in Wyoming .... Colonel Alden surprised , and with some of his party killed .... Colonel Clarke surprises ...
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... garrison , unless it should be absolutely insufficient for the defence of the works . conceived that , if he was not misinformed res- pecting the strength of the northern army , it might certainly maintain Ticonderoga until the rigour ...
... garrison , unless it should be absolutely insufficient for the defence of the works . conceived that , if he was not misinformed res- pecting the strength of the northern army , it might certainly maintain Ticonderoga until the rigour ...
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... garrison , composed of troops from Pennsylvania , and Jersey , whose terms of ser- vice expired in October . If their aid could have been depended on , the place could not have been taken without great loss . But this circumstance ...
... garrison , composed of troops from Pennsylvania , and Jersey , whose terms of ser- vice expired in October . If their aid could have been depended on , the place could not have been taken without great loss . But this circumstance ...
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... garrison determining to hold the place , Heath moves down to but returns to without effecting any thing . Peck's - Kill it was thought by a council of war unadvisable to risk an assault with only militia ; and , some intelligence having ...
... garrison determining to hold the place , Heath moves down to but returns to without effecting any thing . Peck's - Kill it was thought by a council of war unadvisable to risk an assault with only militia ; and , some intelligence having ...
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... garrison , which was entirely of militia , having spiked their artillery and set fire to the barracks , withdrew without firing a gun . This service being effected , and the works facing the water entirely destroyed , so that the ...
... garrison , which was entirely of militia , having spiked their artillery and set fire to the barracks , withdrew without firing a gun . This service being effected , and the works facing the water entirely destroyed , so that the ...
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