Pictorial Life of George Washington: Embracing a Complete History of the Seven Years' War, the Revolutionary War, the Formation of the Federal Constitution, and the Administration of WashingtonLeary & Getz, 1857 - 588 pages |
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Page 234
... Staten Island . Admiral Howe , to whom the commana of the fleet had been intrusted , touched at Halifax soon after the departure of his brother , the general , and , without dropping an- chor , followed , and joined him at Staten Island ...
... Staten Island . Admiral Howe , to whom the commana of the fleet had been intrusted , touched at Halifax soon after the departure of his brother , the general , and , without dropping an- chor , followed , and joined him at Staten Island ...
Page 288
... Staten Island , and very early the next morning the whole British army in two columns moved rapidly to Westfield . The right , under the com- mand of Lord Cornwallis , fell in with Lord Stirling's division about seven o'clock in the ...
... Staten Island , and very early the next morning the whole British army in two columns moved rapidly to Westfield . The right , under the com- mand of Lord Cornwallis , fell in with Lord Stirling's division about seven o'clock in the ...
Page 377
... Staten Island ; and , as the ice opened a free communication between the island and the Jersey coast , General Washington , notwithstanding the enfeebled condition of his army , resolved to attack the garrison , and appointed Lord Stir ...
... Staten Island ; and , as the ice opened a free communication between the island and the Jersey coast , General Washington , notwithstanding the enfeebled condition of his army , resolved to attack the garrison , and appointed Lord Stir ...
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| Title | Pictorial Life of George Washington: Embracing a Complete History of the Seven Years' War, the Revolutionary War, the Formation of the Federal Constitution, and the Administration of Washington |
| Author | John Frost |
| Publisher | Leary & Getz, 1857 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 11 Jun 2012 |
| Length | 588 pages |
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