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, 1853 - 586 pages |
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Page 89
... attack the English settlements . Johnson transmitted this intelligence to the colonies , and began with haste to fortify his camp . He could gain no definite idea of the numbers of Dieskau's army , the Indian spies uniformly reporting ...
... attack the English settlements . Johnson transmitted this intelligence to the colonies , and began with haste to fortify his camp . He could gain no definite idea of the numbers of Dieskau's army , the Indian spies uniformly reporting ...
Page 229
... attack on this fort commenced on the morning of the 28th of June . The ships opened their several broadsides upon it ; and General Clinton attempted to cross the creek from Long Island and attack it in the rear . The discharge of ...
... attack on this fort commenced on the morning of the 28th of June . The ships opened their several broadsides upon it ; and General Clinton attempted to cross the creek from Long Island and attack it in the rear . The discharge of ...
Page 381
... attack the posts in the highlands . Those posts had always been objects of much solicitude with the American commander , and he was extremely jealous of any attack upon them . In order to be in readiness to resist any such attack , he ...
... attack the posts in the highlands . Those posts had always been objects of much solicitude with the American commander , and he was extremely jealous of any attack upon them . In order to be in readiness to resist any such attack , he ...
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