Lectures on the Growth and Development of the United States, Volume 2Amer. Educational Alliance, 1915 - United States |
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... attack , † he had sufficient time to completely entrench and strengthen his position , but the supply of provisions was very lim- ited . When the English ships ar- rived , an attempt was made to de- stroy them by fire - ships . This ...
... attack , † he had sufficient time to completely entrench and strengthen his position , but the supply of provisions was very lim- ited . When the English ships ar- rived , an attempt was made to de- stroy them by fire - ships . This ...
Page 377
Edwin Wiley. DESERTIONS ; WASHINGTON CONTEMPLATES ATTACK . BRITISH ATTACK ON FALMOUTH . BEGINNING OF THE NAVY ;. Boston . Washington's mind was re- lieved from anxiety on this point , but he had a greater cause for anxiety than fear of a ...
Edwin Wiley. DESERTIONS ; WASHINGTON CONTEMPLATES ATTACK . BRITISH ATTACK ON FALMOUTH . BEGINNING OF THE NAVY ;. Boston . Washington's mind was re- lieved from anxiety on this point , but he had a greater cause for anxiety than fear of a ...
Page 382
... attack by the flank , if an opportunity should arise during the battle . Should the attack- ing party be totally defeated , he de- termined to embark from Cambridge with a force of 4,000 men , cross the arm of the sea and assault the ...
... attack by the flank , if an opportunity should arise during the battle . Should the attack- ing party be totally defeated , he de- termined to embark from Cambridge with a force of 4,000 men , cross the arm of the sea and assault the ...
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