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, Volume 2 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 99
Page 36
... returned ; but the commander , Commodore Banks , per- ceiving the perilous situation of his little fleet , made signals for weighing anchor . After blowing up the light - house , he spread his sails and went to sea , leaving Boston ...
... returned ; but the commander , Commodore Banks , per- ceiving the perilous situation of his little fleet , made signals for weighing anchor . After blowing up the light - house , he spread his sails and went to sea , leaving Boston ...
Page 36
... returned , and cast themselves upon the clem- ency of the new government . Those who possessed influence that might be dangerous were immediately arrested and thrown into prison , where they were confined for several months , until ...
... returned , and cast themselves upon the clem- ency of the new government . Those who possessed influence that might be dangerous were immediately arrested and thrown into prison , where they were confined for several months , until ...
Page 55
... returned to Washington's head - quarters . The army had received orders to sail to the West Indies in the French fleet of fifteen sail of the line and four frigates , then lying in the harbor of Boston , in the event of the evacuation ...
... returned to Washington's head - quarters . The army had received orders to sail to the West Indies in the French fleet of fifteen sail of the line and four frigates , then lying in the harbor of Boston , in the event of the evacuation ...
Page 62
... returned by a musket from one of the boats . ' Duddington was wounded in the groin , and carried below . The boats now came alongside the schooner , and the men boarded her without much opposition , the crew retreating below when their ...
... returned by a musket from one of the boats . ' Duddington was wounded in the groin , and carried below . The boats now came alongside the schooner , and the men boarded her without much opposition , the crew retreating below when their ...
Page 82
... returned on the night of the 21st with a report of the resolution of the French admiral , and the next day Generals Sullivan and Hancock sent letters of remonstrance to him . A protest against the count's taking the fleet to Boston ...
... returned on the night of the 21st with a report of the resolution of the French admiral , and the next day Generals Sullivan and Hancock sent letters of remonstrance to him . A protest against the count's taking the fleet to Boston ...
Contents
36 | |
36 | |
36 | |
36 | |
43 | |
51 | |
65 | |
98 | |
390 | |
404 | |
424 | |
432 | |
438 | |
463 | |
508 | |
541 | |
130 | |
183 | |
203 | |
216 | |
231 | |
247 | |
369 | |
552 | |
570 | |
594 | |
709 | |
762 | |
804 | |
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
afterward American Andrè appointed army Arnold arrived artillery Assembly attack battle Boston Brandywine bridge British British army Captain captured Carolina church Colonel colonies command commander-in-chief Congress Continental Continental army Continental Congress Cornwallis Creek crossed Declaration Delaware Dunmore encamped enemy England erected expedition Fayette feet fire fleet force Fort Mifflin Fort Montgomery French garrison Governor head-quarters Hill honor hundred Indians James James River Jersey John killed king La Fayette land letter liberty Lord Major miles military militia monument morning Narraganset Newport night North officers passed patriots Peekskill Pennsylvania Philadelphia Portrait possession present prisoners quarters redoubt regiment remains residence retreat returned Revolution Rhode Island river road sent settlement side Signature Sir Henry Clinton sketch soldiers soon Stony Point thousand tion Tories town Trenton troops vessels village Virginia visited Washington West Point William Williamsburg wounded York Yorktown