Life of George WashingtonG.P. Putnam, 1865 |
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affairs aide-de-camp Albany American appointed arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack brigade British Burgoyne camp campaign Clair Colonel command commander-in-chief conduct Congress continental Conway coƶperate Count D'Estaing Delaware detachment division encamped enemy enemy's eral expedition fire fleet force Fort Edward Fort Mercer Fort Mifflin Fort Montgomery forts French garrison Gates George Clinton give Greene gress head-quarters Hessian Highlands Hill honor horse Hudson hundred Indians ington Island Jerseys Lafayette land letter Lord main body major-general marquis ment Mifflin miles military militia morning Morristown movements night Northern department officers parties patriot Peekskill Philadelphia prisoners Putnam quarters rank rear received reconnoitered regiment reinforcements reply resignation retreat river road Schuyler sent ships side Sir Henry Clinton Sir William Skenesborough soldiers soon spirit Stony Point Sullivan thousand Ticonderoga tion troops Tryon County Wash Washington Wayne whole Wilkinson wounded York