 This is a most unfortunate affair, and has given me great mortification ; as we have lost, not only two thousand men,* that were there, but a good deal of artillery, and some of the best arms we had. And what adds to my mortification is, that this post,...  Life of George Washington - Seite 386von Washington Irving - 1855Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1834 - 590 Seiten
...unfortunate affair, and has given me great mortification ; as we have lost not only two thousand men that were there, but a good deal of artillery, and...full council of general officers, and a resolution of Congress having been received strongly expressive of their desire, that the channel of the river, which... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1837 - 658 Seiten
...to his brother, written from Hackinsac three days after the surrender, General Washington said ; " This post, after the last ships went past it, was...full council of general officers, and a resolution of Congress having been received, strongly expressive of their desire, that the channel of the river,... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1837 - 654 Seiten
...to his brother, written from Hackinsac three days after the surrender, General Washington said ; " This post, after the last ships went past it, was...full council of general officers, and a resolution of Congress having been received, strongly expressive of their desire, that the channel of the river,... | |
 | George Washington - 1837 - 644 Seiten
...letter to his brother, written from Hackinsac three days after the surrender, General Washington said; " This post, after the last ships went past it, was...full council of general officers, and a resolution of Congress having been received, strongly expressive of their desire, that the channel of the river,... | |
 | George Washington, Jared Sparks - 1839 - 588 Seiten
...unfortunate affair, and has given me great mortification ; as we have lost not only two thousand men that were there, but a good deal of artillery, and...full council of general officers, and a resolution of Congress having been received strongly expressive of their desire, that the channel of the river, which... | |
 | Jared Sparks - 1839 - 666 Seiten
...brother, written from Hackinsac three to hi. bro- days after the surrender, General Washington said; "This post, after the last ships went past it, was...full council of general officers, and a resolution of Congress having been received, strongly expressive of their desire, that the channel of the river,... | |
 | William Dunlap - 1840 - 546 Seiten
...19th, 1776, and mentioned the loss of Fort Washington: — "We have lost not only two thousand men that were there, but a good deal of artillery, and some of the best arms we had." He laments that the different states are so slow in levying their quotas of men : "In ten days from... | |
 | William Dunlap - 1840 - 560 Seiten
...1770, and mentioned the loss ol Tort Washington : — "We have lost not only two thousand men tint were there, but a good deal of artillery, and some of the best arms we had." He laments that the different states are so slow in levying their quotas of men : "In ten days from... | |
 | Thaddeus Allen - 1847 - 574 Seiten
...unfortunate affair, and has given me great mortification : as we have lost not only two thousand men that were there,* but a good deal of artillery, and...full council of general officers, and a Resolution of Congress having been received,* strongly expressive of their desire, that the channel of the river... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1857 - 1384 Seiten
...2,007 were privates. They were marched off to New York at midnight. WASHINGTON'S PERPLEXITIES. 493 deal of artillery, and some of the best arms we had....full council of general officers, and a resolution of Congress having been received, strongly expressive of their desire that the channel of the river which... | |
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