The Life of Nathanael Greene: Major-general in the Army of the Revolution, Volume 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1890 |
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alarm already American appointed army artillery attack battle Boston brigade British brought camp campaign Colonel Colonel Greene colony command Delaware duty East Greenwich enemy enemy's eral Excellency Excellency's expect eyes fear feel fire force forge Fort Lee Fort Mercer Fort Mifflin Fort Washington garrison give Governor Cooke Greene writes Greene's ground guard hand happy head-quarters Hessians Hill honor hope horse hundred Jerseys John Adams King's Bridge Knox letter looked loved Magaw ment miles military militia mind morning Morristown Nathanael Nathanael Greene necessary never night officers opinion orders party passed Philadelphia Potowomut Providence Quaker quarters Red Bank regiment resolution retreat Rhode Island river road Samuel Ward says sent ships soldiers Sparks spirit Staten Island Sullivan thought thousand tion Tories troops Varnum wagons Wash wife wish wounded Writings of Washington wrote York Island
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Página 288 - Congress; to appoint officers for the said battalions of infantry; to raise, officer, and equip 3,000 light horse, three regiments of artillery, and a corps of engineers, and to establish their pay; to apply to any of the States for such aid of the militia as he shall judge necessary ; to form such magazines of provisions, and in such places as he shall think proper; to displace and appoint all officers under the rank of...
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