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... sir William Howe in person , having under him lord Cornwallis , diverged to the left ; and making an extensive circuit , crossed the two branches of the Brandywine ; when turning down the river it approached the American right . The ...
... sir William Howe in person , having under him lord Cornwallis , diverged to the left ; and making an extensive circuit , crossed the two branches of the Brandywine ; when turning down the river it approached the American right . The ...
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... lord Cornwallis with one division of the army . The posi- tion of Germantown has some advantages , mingled with many ... sir William might have occupied , and have de- fied annoyance . This ground probably did not escape his observation ...
... lord Cornwallis with one division of the army . The posi- tion of Germantown has some advantages , mingled with many ... sir William might have occupied , and have de- fied annoyance . This ground probably did not escape his observation ...
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... general had neglected no means within his power to stop the advance of the fleet , by preparing to maintain the defence ... lord Cornwallis at Trenton ; by which single VOL . I. D stroke was liberated nearly the whole state of New Jersey ...
... general had neglected no means within his power to stop the advance of the fleet , by preparing to maintain the defence ... lord Cornwallis at Trenton ; by which single VOL . I. D stroke was liberated nearly the whole state of New Jersey ...
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... lord Cornwallis . Understanding the condition of his foe , Washington decamped on the evening of the third of October , and , moving with secrecy and circumspection , attacked the enemy in his camp at Germantown , early in the morn- ing ...
... lord Cornwallis . Understanding the condition of his foe , Washington decamped on the evening of the third of October , and , moving with secrecy and circumspection , attacked the enemy in his camp at Germantown , early in the morn- ing ...
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... lord Cornwallis from New Jersey , the British general re- solved to bring the American army to battle ; with which view he moved from Philadelphia on the 4th of December , and took post on Chesnut Hill , distant three * Glover's brigade ...
... lord Cornwallis from New Jersey , the British general re- solved to bring the American army to battle ; with which view he moved from Philadelphia on the 4th of December , and took post on Chesnut Hill , distant three * Glover's brigade ...
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Strona 240 - Sir, a letter which I received last night contained the following paragraph : ' In a letter from General Conway to General Gates, he says, Heaven has determined to save your country ; or a weak general and bad counsellors would have ruined it.
Strona 241 - I considered the information as coming from yourself, and given with a view to forewarn, and consequently to forearm me, against a secret enemy, or in other words, a dangerous incendiary ; in which character sooner or later this country will know General Conway. But in this, as in other matters of late, I have found myself mistaken.
Strona 242 - I find myself just able to hold the pen during a few minutes, and take this opportunity of expressing my sincere grief for having done, written, or said any thing disagreeable to your Excellency. My career will soon be over, therefore justice and truth prompt me to declare my last sentiments. You are in my eyes the great and good man. May you long enjoy the love, veneration, and esteem of these States, whose liberties you have asserted by your virtues.
Strona 165 - A rigid disciplinarian, he reduced to practice the justice of his heart; and during the difficult course of warfare, through which he passed, calumny itself never charged him with violating' the rights of person, property, or humanity.
Strona 236 - Those fathers of the commonwealth," writes Colonel H. Lee, in his memoirs, " appointed a committee of their body to wait on the vanquished general, and assure him of their high regard and esteem, that their remembrance of his former glorious services was never to be obliterated by any reverse of fortune ; but, ever mindful of his great merit, they would omit no opportunity of testifying to the world the gratitude which Virginia, as a member of the American Union, owed to him in his military character.
Strona 142 - Nevertheless, so well established was the spotless reputation of the vanquished general that he continued to enjoy the undiminished respect and confidence of Congress, of the army, and of the commander in chief.
Strona 186 - Convinced as I am, that a government is the murderer of its , citizens, which sends them to the field uninformed and untaught, where they are to meet men of the same age and strength, mechanized by education and discipline for battle...
Strona 2 - Nam saepe ego audivi Q. Maxumum, P. Scipionem, praeterea civitatis nostrae praeclaros viros solitos ita dicere, cum maiorum imagines intuerentur, vehementissume sibi animum ad virtutem accendi. Scilicet non ceram illam neque figuram tantam vim in sese habere, sed memoria rerum gestarum eam flammam egregiis viris in pectore crescere neque prius sedari quam virtus eorum famam atque gloriam adaequaverit.