The Life of George Washington,: Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States, Volume 2C.P. Wayne, 1804 - Generals |
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Page 514
... Colonel Cadwallader of Pennsylvania commanded in the lines , colonel Rawlings of Maryland commanded on the hill towards King's bridge where his regi- ment of riflemen was posted among trees , and colonel Magaw himself continued in the ...
... Colonel Cadwallader of Pennsylvania commanded in the lines , colonel Rawlings of Maryland commanded on the hill towards King's bridge where his regi- ment of riflemen was posted among trees , and colonel Magaw himself continued in the ...
Page 515
... John Marshall. men , under the command of general Knyphau- CHAP . VIII . sen , advanced on the north side of the works 1776 . against the hill where colonel Rawlings com- manded , who received them with great gal- lantry . The second ...
... John Marshall. men , under the command of general Knyphau- CHAP . VIII . sen , advanced on the north side of the works 1776 . against the hill where colonel Rawlings com- manded , who received them with great gal- lantry . The second ...
Page 516
... colonel Stirling , and made prisoners . The resistance on the north was conducted with more courage , and was of longer duration . Rawlings maintained his ground with firmness , and his riflemen did vast execution . The Germans were ...
... colonel Stirling , and made prisoners . The resistance on the north was conducted with more courage , and was of longer duration . Rawlings maintained his ground with firmness , and his riflemen did vast execution . The Germans were ...
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