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. Compiled Under the Inspection of the Hon. Bushrod Washington from Original Papers ... to which is Prefixed, an Introduction Containing a Compendious View of the Colonies Planted by the English on the Continent of North America, Volume 4Richard Phillips, 1805 - Presidents |
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Page 88
... west side of Elizabeth river ; and was garrisoned by about one hundred and fifty regular soldiers , commanded by ... point of land intervening between two branches of the river . Norfolk and Portsmouth were places of the most ...
... west side of Elizabeth river ; and was garrisoned by about one hundred and fifty regular soldiers , commanded by ... point of land intervening between two branches of the river . Norfolk and Portsmouth were places of the most ...
Page 107
... west of the Hudson , and leaving it open to unrestrained de- predation ; or of dividing his army so as to expose ... West Point , lying rather higher up , and being more completely em . GENERAL WASHINGTON . 107.
... west of the Hudson , and leaving it open to unrestrained de- predation ; or of dividing his army so as to expose ... West Point , lying rather higher up , and being more completely em . GENERAL WASHINGTON . 107.
Page 108
... points of land . The one on the west side , which is a rough and elevated piece of ground , is denomi , nated Stony Point ; and the other , on the east side , which is a flat neck of land projecting far into the water , is called Verplank's ...
... points of land . The one on the west side , which is a rough and elevated piece of ground , is denomi , nated Stony Point ; and the other , on the east side , which is a flat neck of land projecting far into the water , is called Verplank's ...
Page 112
... west side , within three miles of Stony Point . The works on Stony Point , being incomplete , were immediately abandoned ; and an unfinished blockhouse on the extremity of the eminence was set on fire . General Patterson took possession ...
... west side , within three miles of Stony Point . The works on Stony Point , being incomplete , were immediately abandoned ; and an unfinished blockhouse on the extremity of the eminence was set on fire . General Patterson took possession ...
Page 113
... West Point , General M'Dougall was so strengthened by the arrival of the reinforcements directed to join him from the eastward , that the enterprise became too hazardous to be further prosecuted . The first division of the army from ...
... West Point , General M'Dougall was so strengthened by the arrival of the reinforcements directed to join him from the eastward , that the enterprise became too hazardous to be further prosecuted . The first division of the army from ...
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