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 |
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Page 252
... Sir Henry Clinton , detached by General Howe , with four thousand men , crossed the East River in flat - bottomed boats , and , under cover of the fire of six or seven ships of war which had ascended the East River some few days before ...
... Sir Henry Clinton , detached by General Howe , with four thousand men , crossed the East River in flat - bottomed boats , and , under cover of the fire of six or seven ships of war which had ascended the East River some few days before ...
Page 332
... Sir Henry Clinton , and Mr. Eden denied having any knowledge of the matter charged on Governor John- stone . The commissioners failing in their attempts to negotiate with Congress , had no resource left but to persuade the inhabitants ...
... Sir Henry Clinton , and Mr. Eden denied having any knowledge of the matter charged on Governor John- stone . The commissioners failing in their attempts to negotiate with Congress , had no resource left but to persuade the inhabitants ...
Page 336
... Sir William Howe . He resigned the command of the army to Sir Henry Clinton , and embarked for Great Britain . * For the following graphic detail of the events which immediately followed , we are indebted to an able contemporary.t ...
... Sir William Howe . He resigned the command of the army to Sir Henry Clinton , and embarked for Great Britain . * For the following graphic detail of the events which immediately followed , we are indebted to an able contemporary.t ...
Page 343
... Sir Henry Clinton would reach the heights of Middletown before he could be overtaken . Accordingly , leaving a detachment to watch the British rear , the main body of the army was moved , by easy marches , to the Hudson . In this battle ...
... Sir Henry Clinton would reach the heights of Middletown before he could be overtaken . Accordingly , leaving a detachment to watch the British rear , the main body of the army was moved , by easy marches , to the Hudson . In this battle ...
Page 345
... Sir Henry Clinton arrived with a body of four thousand men ; which , had it arrived sooner , would have enabled the British com- mander to have gained a decisive advantage over him . The success of this expedition had been confidently ...
... Sir Henry Clinton arrived with a body of four thousand men ; which , had it arrived sooner , would have enabled the British com- mander to have gained a decisive advantage over him . The success of this expedition had been confidently ...
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