The Life of George Washington; with Curious Anecdotes, Equally Honourable to Himself, and Exemplary to His Young Countrymen. Embellished with Six Engravings |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 31
Page 29
... troops . And from Mons . Vanbraam , who afterwards accom- panied him as interpreter to Venango , he acquired the art of fencing , at which , it is said , he was ex- tremely expert . A passion , so uncommon for war , joined to a very ...
... troops . And from Mons . Vanbraam , who afterwards accom- panied him as interpreter to Venango , he acquired the art of fencing , at which , it is said , he was ex- tremely expert . A passion , so uncommon for war , joined to a very ...
Page 36
... troops on the Ohio , con- sisted of upwards of a thousand regulars , and ma- ny hundreds of Indians . But notwithstanding this disheartening intelligence , he still pressed on dauntedly against the enemy , and , at a place called the ...
... troops on the Ohio , con- sisted of upwards of a thousand regulars , and ma- ny hundreds of Indians . But notwithstanding this disheartening intelligence , he still pressed on dauntedly against the enemy , and , at a place called the ...
Page 37
... troops , in the course of the night , that , when the enemy attacked , which they did with 1500 men , Washington had but 300 to stand by him But never did the true Virginia valour shine more gloriously than on this trying occasion to ...
... troops , in the course of the night , that , when the enemy attacked , which they did with 1500 men , Washington had but 300 to stand by him But never did the true Virginia valour shine more gloriously than on this trying occasion to ...
Page 40
... troops continued to advance . A little be- yond the Monongahela , was a narrow defile , through which lay their road , with moss - grown rocks on ei- སྒྲ་ ther side , and aged trees that spread an 40 LIFE OF WASHINGTON ;
... troops continued to advance . A little be- yond the Monongahela , was a narrow defile , through which lay their road , with moss - grown rocks on ei- སྒྲ་ ther side , and aged trees that spread an 40 LIFE OF WASHINGTON ;
Page 42
... troops , in hopeless , helpless , despair , flying backwards and forwards from the fire of the Indians , like flocks of crowding sheep from the presence of their butch- ers . Washington alone remained unhurt ! Horse af- ter horse had ...
... troops , in hopeless , helpless , despair , flying backwards and forwards from the fire of the Indians , like flocks of crowding sheep from the presence of their butch- ers . Washington alone remained unhurt ! Horse af- ter horse had ...
Other editions - View all
The Life of George Washington; With Curious Anecdotes, Equally Honourable to ... Mason Locke Weems No preview available - 2018 |
Common terms and phrases
Americans arms army Arnold battle beloved blessings blood Braddock brave British British army brother called Colonel command Congress coun countrymen dear death duty earth enemy equal eyes father favour fight fire flames Fort Duquesne Fort Necessity fought French friends gentleman George Washington give glorious glory golden reign governor governor Dinwiddie hand happiness hear heard heart heaven heroes Hessians honour hope human Indians ington instantly John Rutledge king labours land liberty look Lord Lord North ment mighty mind mother Mount Vernon nation neral never New-York Northern Neck officers parties passions patriotism Payne peace poor Pope's creek praise rage religion replied roaring sent ships sight sir Peter Parker smile soldier soon soul spirit sword Tarleton tears thing thousand thunder tion troops VERNON PARISH victory Virginia virtue virtuous Wash whigs wish young youth