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 244
... retreat was conducted with such perfect silence and order , that although the sound of the intrenching tools of the British was distinctly heard , their escape , favoured by a heavy mist , was unper- ceived until their rear was out of ...
... retreat was conducted with such perfect silence and order , that although the sound of the intrenching tools of the British was distinctly heard , their escape , favoured by a heavy mist , was unper- ceived until their rear was out of ...
Page 259
... retreat across the Delaware . An immediate retreat was necessary . Lord Ster- ling was called in , and , on the 8th of December , he accomplished the passage at Trenton ferry , the van of the British army making its appearance just as ...
... retreat across the Delaware . An immediate retreat was necessary . Lord Ster- ling was called in , and , on the 8th of December , he accomplished the passage at Trenton ferry , the van of the British army making its appearance just as ...
Page 292
... retreat of the right , was in some degree outflanked also , began to give way . Sullivan , using every exertion to rally them , threw himself , with Stirling and Lafayette , personally into the conflict , and a most heroic stand was ...
... retreat of the right , was in some degree outflanked also , began to give way . Sullivan , using every exertion to rally them , threw himself , with Stirling and Lafayette , personally into the conflict , and a most heroic stand was ...
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