General GreeneD. Appleton, 1893 - 332 halaman |
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American appointed army arrived artillery attack August bank battalions battle Boston brigade British Camden camp campaign captured Catawba Charleston Clinton clothing Colonel colony command committee Congress Continental Cornwallis Cornwallis's Creek crossed D'Estaing defense Delaware detachment enemy Eutaw Springs Ferry fight fleet force ford Fort Lee Fort Motte Fort Washington Fort Watson four French garrison Governor Greene wrote Greene's Guards Guilford Hill Hobkirk's Hill hundred infantry ington Jersey join killed Kingsbridge Lafayette Lee's Legion letter Long Island main body Marion Maryland ment miles military militia months Morgan morning Morristown moved Nathanael Greene Newport night Ninety-Six North numbers officers passed Philadelphia Pickens position posts quartermaster quartermaster's Rawdon re-enforcements reached rear regiments replied retreat returned Rhode Island River road Salisbury Santee sent skirmish soon South Carolina Steuben stockade Sullivan Sumter Tarleton thousand tion Trenton troops Virginia Wash Washington Washington's Cavalry White Plains wounded York
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Halaman 53 - I am therefore inclined to think that it will not be prudent to hazard the men and stores at Mount Washington ; but, as you are on the spot, I leave it to you to give such orders as to evacuating Mount Washington as you may judge best, and so far revoking the order given to Colonel Magaw to defend it to the last.
Halaman 74 - ... letters as an attempt to influence their decisions, an invasion of the liberties of the people, and indicating a want of confidence in the justice of congress; that it is expected by congress the said officers will make proper acknowledgments for an interference of so dangerous a tendency; but if any of those officers are unwilling to serve their country under the authority of congress, they shall be at liberty to resign their commissions, and retire.
Halaman 186 - I should have nothing but down-right fighting. As to retreat it was the very thing I wished to cut off all hope of. I would have thanked Tarleton had he surrounded me with his cavalry.
Halaman 53 - If we cannot prevent vessels from passing up, and the enemy are possessed of the surrounding country, what valuable purpose can it answer to attempt to hold a post from which the expected benefit cannot be had...
Halaman 40 - Such is the pride and pomp of ' war. I, poor creature, worn- out with scribbling for my bread and my liberty, low in spirits and weak in health, must leave others to wear the laurels which I have sown ; others to eat the bread which I have earned ; a common case.
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