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, Volum 2Harper & Bros., 1852 - 30 pàgines |
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Pàgina 35
... hundred and four men ; the Duke of Bruns- wick , four thousand and eighty - four ; the Prince of Hesse , six hundred and sixty - eight , and the Prince of Waldeck , six hundred and seventy ; making in all seventeen thousand five hundred ...
... hundred and four men ; the Duke of Bruns- wick , four thousand and eighty - four ; the Prince of Hesse , six hundred and sixty - eight , and the Prince of Waldeck , six hundred and seventy ; making in all seventeen thousand five hundred ...
Pàgina 43
... hundred each one on the east or Groton side of the Thames , commanded by Lieutenant - colonel Eyre , and the other on the New London side , led by the traitor general , who debarked in the cove at Brown's Farm , near the light - house ...
... hundred each one on the east or Groton side of the Thames , commanded by Lieutenant - colonel Eyre , and the other on the New London side , led by the traitor general , who debarked in the cove at Brown's Farm , near the light - house ...
Pàgina 46
... hundred and twenty - seven feet high , the foundation - stone of which is one hundred and thirty feet above tide - water . It was erected in 1830 , in memory of the patri- ots who fell in the fort in 1781. Its pedes- tal , twenty - six ...
... hundred and twenty - seven feet high , the foundation - stone of which is one hundred and thirty feet above tide - water . It was erected in 1830 , in memory of the patri- ots who fell in the fort in 1781. Its pedes- tal , twenty - six ...
Pàgina 48
... hundred men , women , and children , perish in the flames or by the sword ! It is a dreadful sight , this slaughter of the strong , the beautiful , and the innocent ; and yet , hear the commander of the assailants impiously exclaiming ...
... hundred men , women , and children , perish in the flames or by the sword ! It is a dreadful sight , this slaughter of the strong , the beautiful , and the innocent ; and yet , hear the commander of the assailants impiously exclaiming ...
Pàgina 72
... hundred minute men drove up to Newport a large number more , and Wallace was foiled in his attempts at plunder . Enraged , he threatened the town with destruction . He laid the people under contributions to supply his fleet with ...
... hundred minute men drove up to Newport a large number more , and Wallace was foiled in his attempts at plunder . Enraged , he threatened the town with destruction . He laid the people under contributions to supply his fleet with ...
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The Pictorial Field-book of the Revolution: Or, Illustrations, by ..., Volum 2 Benson John Lossing Visualització completa - 1860 |
The Pictorial Field-book of the Revolution ; Or, Illustrations, by ..., Volum 2 Benson John Lossing Visualització completa - 1852 |
The Pictorial Field-book of the Revolution ; Or, Illustrations, by ..., Volum 2 Benson John Lossing Visualització completa - 1852 |
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 496 - 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.
Pàgina 497 - 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!
Pàgina 272 - 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.
Pàgina 496 - ... we must fight! I repeat it, Sir, we must fight! An appeal to arms, and to the God of hosts, is all that is left us.
Pàgina 496 - There is a just God who presides over the destinies of nations, and who will raise up friends to fight our battles for us. The battle, sir, is not to the strong alone: it is to the vigilant, the active, the brave.
Pàgina 272 - He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitutions, and unacknowledged by our laws ; giving his assent to their acts of pretended legislation : For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us . For protecting them, by a mock trial, from punishment for any murders which they should commit on the inhabitants of these states ; For cutting off our trade with all parts of the world...
Pàgina 273 - 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.
Pàgina 273 - For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world; For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent; For depriving us in many cases of the benefits of Trial by Jury; For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offenses...
Pàgina 280 - He is at this time transporting large armies of foreign mercenaries to complete the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of cruelty and perfidy, scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the head of a civilized nation.
Pàgina 280 - 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.