 ... and at daybreak with a large corps, having cannon and advantageously posted, with whom there was skirmishing, and a cannonade for some hours, until by the firing at Brooklyn, the rebels, suspecting their retreat would be cut off, made a movement to...  Memoirs of the Long Island Historical Society - Halaman 371oleh Long Island Historical Society - 1869Tampilan utuh - Tentang buku ini
 | 1776 - 746 halaman
...made a movement to their right, in order to fecure it acrofs a fwamp and creek, that covered the righi of their works ; but being met in their way by a part of the id grenadiers, who were foon after fupported by the 7ift regiment, and Oen. Grant's left coming np,... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - 1779 - 520 halaman
...would be cut off, made a movement to 0ifi right, in order to fecure it acrofs a fwamp and creek, that that covered the right of their works ; but being met in their way by part of the ad grenadiers, who were foon after fupported by the 7 ift regiment, and General Grant's... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1802 - 524 halaman
...would be cut off, made a movement to 'the rigut, in order to fecure it acrofs a fwamp and creek, that that covered the right of their works; but being met in their way by part of the 2d grenadiers, who were foon after fupported by the 7if1, regiment, and General Grant's... | |
 | Robert Beatson - 1804 - 634 halaman
...their right might thus be cut off, with a view of fecuring it, they made a movement acrofs a fwamp and creek that covered the right of their works ; but being met in their way by the fecond • Raifed by Governor Tryon in the fpring. fecond battalion of Britifh grenadiers, which... | |
 | Henry Barton Dawson - 1858 - 774 halaman
...brigades, the Forty-second regiment, and two companies of New York provincials, raised by Governor Try on in the spring, advanced along the coast, with ten...right of their works; but, being met in their way by part of the Second grenadiers, who were soon after supported by the Seventy-first regiment, and General... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1860 - 570 halaman
...firing at Brooklyn, the rebels, suspecting their retreat would be cut off, made a movement to their right, in order to secure it across a swamp and creek,...right of their works; but being met in their way by a party of 2d grenadiers, who were soon after supported by the 71st regiment, and General Grant's left... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1860 - 554 halaman
...retreat would be cut off, made a movement to their right, in order to secure it aeross a swamp and ereek, that covered the right of their works; but being met in their way by a party of 2d grenadiers, who were soon after supported by the 71st regiment, and General Grant's left... | |
 | Thomas Warren Field - 1869 - 600 halaman
...Brigades, the FortySecond Regiment, and two companies of New- York Provincials, raised by Goveruour Tryon in the spring, advanced along the coast with...the morass, where many were suffocated or drowned. On the part of the King's troops, five officers and fiftysix non-commissioned officers and rank and... | |
 | James Grant - 1873 - 598 halaman
...the firing at Brooklyn the rebels suspecting their retreat would be cut off, made a movement to their right, in order to secure it across a swamp and creek...works ; but, being met in their way by a part of the 2nd battalion of Grenadiers, who were soon after supported by the 71st Regiment (Fraser Highlanders),... | |
 | Frank Moore - 1876 - 1230 halaman
...firing at Brooklyn, the rebels, suspecting their retreat would be cut off, made a movement to their right, in order to secure it across a swamp and creek,...right of their works; but being met in their way by a party of I'd grenadiers, who were soon after supported by the 71st regiment, and General Grant's left... | |
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