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Σελίδα 22
... suffered on the occasion ; yet such was the fact . Seeking the means of exonerating himself from censure , Humpton preferred the following charge ; " that , though Brigadier - General Wayne had timely notice of the enemy's intention to ...
... suffered on the occasion ; yet such was the fact . Seeking the means of exonerating himself from censure , Humpton preferred the following charge ; " that , though Brigadier - General Wayne had timely notice of the enemy's intention to ...
Σελίδα 33
... October 4th , 1777 . The defeat of this enterprise has been ascribed to different causes ; to a too great extensiveness in the VOL . IV . 3 The severities suffered by the American army during the ensuing ANTHONY WAYNE . 33.
... October 4th , 1777 . The defeat of this enterprise has been ascribed to different causes ; to a too great extensiveness in the VOL . IV . 3 The severities suffered by the American army during the ensuing ANTHONY WAYNE . 33.
Σελίδα 34
Jared Sparks. The severities suffered by the American army during the ensuing winter , both in their causes and effects , must be sufficiently known to every reader of American history . On this head therefore it will be sufficient to ...
Jared Sparks. The severities suffered by the American army during the ensuing winter , both in their causes and effects , must be sufficiently known to every reader of American history . On this head therefore it will be sufficient to ...
Σελίδα 45
... - ance . The entire American loss in this enterprise , so formidable in prospect , did not exceed one hun- dred men . The pioneer parties , necessarily the most exposed , suffered most . Of the twenty men ANTHONY WAYNE . 45.
... - ance . The entire American loss in this enterprise , so formidable in prospect , did not exceed one hun- dred men . The pioneer parties , necessarily the most exposed , suffered most . Of the twenty men ANTHONY WAYNE . 45.
Σελίδα 46
Jared Sparks. most exposed , suffered most . Of the twenty men led by Lieutenant Gibbons of the sixth Pennsylva- nia regiment , seventeen were killed or wounded . Wayne's own escape on this occasion was of the hair - breadth kind ...
Jared Sparks. most exposed , suffered most . Of the twenty men led by Lieutenant Gibbons of the sixth Pennsylva- nia regiment , seventeen were killed or wounded . Wayne's own escape on this occasion was of the hair - breadth kind ...
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Σελίδα 347 - And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do; seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him ? For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
Σελίδα 271 - Thus saith the Lord God, I will yet for this be inquired of by the house of Israel, to do it for them ; I will increase them with men like a flock.
Σελίδα 271 - There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God, The holy place of the tabernacles of the most High. God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God shall help her, and that right early.
Σελίδα 269 - Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear. For our God is a consuming fire.
Σελίδα 396 - Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost its savour, wherewith shall it be salted ? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under foot of men.
Σελίδα 339 - The noise subsided, and he was asked if he had anything to say why sentence of death should not be passed upon him.
Σελίδα 236 - Then to advise how war may, best upheld, Move by her two main nerves, iron and gold, In all her equipage; besides, to know Both spiritual power and civil, what each means, What severs each, thou hast learned, which few have done. The bounds of either sword to thee we owe: Therefore on thy firm hand Religion leans In peace, and reckons thee her eldest son.
Σελίδα 303 - Such an improvement of the doctrine of the enmity between the seed of the woman and the seed of the serpent...
Σελίδα 76 - I ordered the front line to advance and charge with trailed arms, and rouse the Indians from their coverts at the point of the bayonet, and when up, to deliver a close and well-directed fire on their backs, followed by a brisk charge, so as not to give them time to load again.
Σελίδα 271 - Thus shall they know that I the Lord their God am with them, and that they, even the house of Israel, are my people, saith the Lord God.