The Pictorial Field-book of the Revolution: Or, Illustrations, by Pen and Pencil, of the History, Biography, Scenery, Relics, and Traditions of the War for Independence, 2. kötetHarper & Brothers, 1860 Tells the stories of the young nation and the sacrifices that made the colonies' dream of freedom become reality. |
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12. oldal
... enemy left the bridge at Bordentown , and , marching up to Crosswicks , attempted to repair the bridge there , which the Americans had almost destroyed . ' The alert provincials were ready to receive them ; and from their station on the ...
... enemy left the bridge at Bordentown , and , marching up to Crosswicks , attempted to repair the bridge there , which the Americans had almost destroyed . ' The alert provincials were ready to receive them ; and from their station on the ...
14. oldal
... enemy on the 16th of November , 1776 , and the garrison of nearly three thou- sand men became prisoners of war . The skirmish at White Plains had recently October 28 , occurred , and Washington , penetrating the design of the enemy to ...
... enemy on the 16th of November , 1776 , and the garrison of nearly three thou- sand men became prisoners of war . The skirmish at White Plains had recently October 28 , occurred , and Washington , penetrating the design of the enemy to ...
17. oldal
... enemy , and nothing but the feeble barrier of the Delaware lay between Cornwallis and his well - disciplined army , and Philadelphia , the Federal capital , where Congress was in session . The public treasury was exhausted , and the ...
... enemy , and nothing but the feeble barrier of the Delaware lay between Cornwallis and his well - disciplined army , and Philadelphia , the Federal capital , where Congress was in session . The public treasury was exhausted , and the ...
18. oldal
... enemy . On the departure of Congress , the active Loy . alists assumed a bold tone ; and General Putnam , who was sent thither to fortify the city , was in daily expectation of an insurrection in favor of the royal cause . Nearly the ...
... enemy . On the departure of Congress , the active Loy . alists assumed a bold tone ; and General Putnam , who was sent thither to fortify the city , was in daily expectation of an insurrection in favor of the royal cause . Nearly the ...
20. oldal
... enemy at Trenton . The river yet remained quite free from ice , and every thing seemed auspi- cious . Unknown to General Washington , Putnam , who had been made acquainted with the design of attacking Trenton , sent Colonel Griffin ...
... enemy at Trenton . The river yet remained quite free from ice , and every thing seemed auspi- cious . Unknown to General Washington , Putnam , who had been made acquainted with the design of attacking Trenton , sent Colonel Griffin ...
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afterward American appointed arms army arrived artillery Assembly attack Baltimore battle Brandywine bridge British British army camp Captain cavalry Charles chief church Colonel colony command commenced Congress Continental Continental army Continental Congress Cornwallis corps court-house Creek crossed Declaration Delaware Dunmore encamped enemy England erected expedition Fayette fire fleet force Ford Fort Duquesne Fort Mifflin French George governor Greene Henry Hill honor horse House of Burgesses hundred Independence Indians infantry Island James River Jamestown Jefferson Jersey John killed king La Fayette land letter liberty lieutenant Lord Lord Dunmore Maryland miles military militia monument morning night North Carolina officers Ohio party patriots Pennsylvania Philadelphia prisoners Queen's Rangers regiment residence retreat returned Revolution Richmond road royal sent settlement side Simcoe soldiers soon South Tarleton thousand tion Tories town Trenton troops Virginia Washington William Williamsburg wounded York Yorktown
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295. oldal - Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle? What is it that gentlemen wish? What would they have? Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!
294. oldal - In vain, after these things, may we indulge the fond hope of peace and reconciliation.
340. oldal - HERE WAS BURIED THOMAS JEFFERSON AUTHOR OF THE DECLARATION OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE, OF THE STATUTE OF VIRGINIA FOR RELIGIOUS FREEDOM, AND FATHER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA: because by these, as testimonials that I have lived, I wish most to be remembered.
73. oldal - He has waged cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life and liberty in the persons of a distant people who never offended him, captivating and carrying them into slavery in another hemisphere, or to incur miserable death in their transportation thither.
294. oldal - No, sir, she has none. They are meant for us: they can be meant for no other. They are sent over to bind and rivet upon us those chains which the British ministry have been so long forging.
386. oldal - She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
70. oldal - That it be recommended to the respective assemblies and conventions of the United Colonies where no government sufficient to the exigencies of their affairs, has been hitherto established, to adopt such government as shall in the opinion of the representatives of the people, best conduce to the happiness and safety of their constituents in particular, and America In general.
72. oldal - Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people. He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions to cause others to be elected ; whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise ; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.
72. oldal - He has erected a multitude of new offices by a selfassumed power ; and sent hither swarms of officers to harass our people and eat out their substance. He has kept among us, in times of peace, standing armies and ships of war, without the consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the military independent of, and superior to, the civil power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitutions, and unacknowledged by our laws ; giving his assent to...
294. oldal - Ask yourselves how this gracious reception of our petition comports with those warlike preparations which cover our waters and darken our land. Are fleets and armies necessary to a work of love and reconciliation? Have we shown ourselves so unwilling to be reconciled that force must be called in to win back our love?