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 27
... fire was applied to them , and they were consumed together . † Butler then passed over to Wilkesborough , which was surrendered without resistance . This effort to mollify the revengeful fury which go- * Gordon . Ramsay . + Ibid ...
... fire was applied to them , and they were consumed together . † Butler then passed over to Wilkesborough , which was surrendered without resistance . This effort to mollify the revengeful fury which go- * Gordon . Ramsay . + Ibid ...
Page 28
... Fire and the sword were alternately applied ; and all the houses and im- provements which the labour of years had pro- vided , as well as every living animal which could be found , were destroyed . The settlements of the tories alone ...
... Fire and the sword were alternately applied ; and all the houses and im- provements which the labour of years had pro- vided , as well as every living animal which could be found , were destroyed . The settlements of the tories alone ...
Page 84
... fire a musket , but to storm the lines with fixed bayonets . These orders , however , could not be executed . The fire began on the right ; and as it advanced to the left , the utmost efforts of the officers could not stop its ...
... fire a musket , but to storm the lines with fixed bayonets . These orders , however , could not be executed . The fire began on the right ; and as it advanced to the left , the utmost efforts of the officers could not stop its ...
Page 103
... fire , and the horses and other stock were killed . About one hundred guns were bro ken or otherwise ruined ; and the whole settle- ment was utterly destroyed . Having completely About eight miles . effected effected the object of the ...
... fire , and the horses and other stock were killed . About one hundred guns were bro ken or otherwise ruined ; and the whole settle- ment was utterly destroyed . Having completely About eight miles . effected effected the object of the ...
Page 112
... fire . General Patterson took possession of the ground that afternoon . In the course of the night he dragged some heavy cannon and mortars to the summit of the hill ; and by five next morn- ing a battery was ready to open on fort ...
... fire . General Patterson took possession of the ground that afternoon . In the course of the night he dragged some heavy cannon and mortars to the summit of the hill ; and by five next morn- ing a battery was ready to open on fort ...
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