The Life And Times of Washington
The book The Life And Times of Washington was written by author Here you can read free online of The Life And Times of Washington book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Life And Times of Washington a good or bad book?
Where can I read The Life And Times of Washington for free?
In our eReader you can find the full English version of the book. Read The Life And Times of Washington Online - link to read the book on full screen. Our eReader also allows you to upload and read Pdf, Txt, ePub and fb2 books. In the Mini eReder on the page below you can quickly view all pages of the book - Read Book The Life And Times of Washington
In our eReader you can find the full English version of the book. Read The Life And Times of Washington Online - link to read the book on full screen. Our eReader also allows you to upload and read Pdf, Txt, ePub and fb2 books. In the Mini eReder on the page below you can quickly view all pages of the book - Read Book The Life And Times of Washington
What reading level is The Life And Times of Washington book?
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Y. Hist.
Society, and quoted in the Life of Lamb, p. 183.
"Fortune smiled on us for full three hours," writes he ; " the enemy were broke, dispersed, and flying in all quarters — we were in posses- sion of their whole encampment, together with their artillery, park, &c., &c. A wind-mill at- tack was made upon a house into which sis light companies had thrown themselves, to avoid 'our bayonets. Our troops were deceived by this attack, thinking it something formidable.
They fell back to assist, —... the enemy believing it to be a retreat, followed, — confusion ensued, and we ran away from the arms of victory open to receive us." In fact, as has justly been observed, by an experienced ofiicer, the plan of attack was too widely extended for strict concert, and too com- plicated for precise co-operation, as it had to be conducted in the night, and Avith a large pro- portion of undisciplined militia; and yet, a bewildering fog alone appears to have prevented its complete success.
But although the Americans were balked of tne victory, wiiich seemed within their grasp, the impression made by the audacity of this attempt upon Germantown, was greater, we are told, than that caused by any single inci- dent of the war after Lexington and Bunker's Hill.* A British military historian, a contemporary, observes : " In this action the Americans acted upon the oflfensive ; and though repulsed with loss, showed themselves a formidable adver- sary, capable of charging with resolution, and retreating with good order.
What to read after The Life And Times of Washington?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 to read onlineMoreLess
To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Y. Hist.
Society, and quoted in the Life of Lamb, p. 183.
"Fortune smiled on us for full three hours," writes he ; " the enemy were broke, dispersed, and flying in all quarters — we were in posses- sion of their whole encampment, together with their artillery, park, &c., &c. A wind-mill at- tack was made upon a house into which sis light companies had thrown themselves, to avoid 'our bayonets. Our troops were deceived by this attack, thinking it something formidable.
They fell back to assist, —... the enemy believing it to be a retreat, followed, — confusion ensued, and we ran away from the arms of victory open to receive us." In fact, as has justly been observed, by an experienced ofiicer, the plan of attack was too widely extended for strict concert, and too com- plicated for precise co-operation, as it had to be conducted in the night, and Avith a large pro- portion of undisciplined militia; and yet, a bewildering fog alone appears to have prevented its complete success.
But although the Americans were balked of tne victory, wiiich seemed within their grasp, the impression made by the audacity of this attempt upon Germantown, was greater, we are told, than that caused by any single inci- dent of the war after Lexington and Bunker's Hill.* A British military historian, a contemporary, observes : " In this action the Americans acted upon the oflfensive ; and though repulsed with loss, showed themselves a formidable adver- sary, capable of charging with resolution, and retreating with good order.
What to read after The Life And Times of Washington?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Irving, Washington, 1783-1859 to read onlineMoreLess
Read book The Life And Times of Washington for free
You can download books for free in various formats, such as epub, pdf, azw, mobi, txt and others on book networks site. Additionally, the entire text is available for online reading through our e-reader. Our site is not responsible for the performance of third-party products (sites).
Write Review:
User Reviews: