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York Island (Arkansas, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
g Jersey from New-York. septentrionalem Washingtonius trajecit. Ad Gulielmum Livingstonium Cæsareæ Novæ Gubernatorem literas scripsit, in quibus militiam ad fines tutandos evocari, pecora et omnia, quæ ad victum pertinerent, ab orâ maritimâ amoveri jussit suasitque. Sub hoc tempus, propugnaculum Washingtonium expugnatum, præsidiumque, quod ex ampliùs duobus hominum millibus constabat, unà cum legionis tribunoLegionis tribuno. Colonel Magaw, the commanding officer of Fort Washington, on York Island, was certainly censurable in surrendering that post; as, by a gallant defence, it was tenable against any force which the British could well detach, at that time, against it. Magaw, à Britannis captum. Nullum, præter hoc, præsidium insulâ Eboracesi erat Americanis, idque diutiùs tenere, vacuandiVacuandi, &c., “ was especially repugnant to the plan of evacuating and retreating, adopted, at that time, by Washington. ” recipiendique rationi maxime contrarium fuit. Magna Washington
Charleston, W. Va. (West Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
llum, præter hoc, præsidium insulâ Eboracesi erat Americanis, idque diutiùs tenere, vacuandiVacuandi, &c., “ was especially repugnant to the plan of evacuating and retreating, adopted, at that time, by Washington. ” recipiendique rationi maxime contrarium fuit. Magna Washingtonium spes tenebat, hocce præsidium defendi posse; navesque Anglicas, quæ fluenta septentrionalia navigare consueverant, ab hoc propugnaculo impediri posse confidebat. Hoc propugnaculo capto, aggerem Lee, Aggerem Lee. “ Fort Lee, ” sitnated on the Jersey shore. litore Cæsareæ situm, vacuare decretum: at priusquam apparatus bellicus amoveri poterat, Cornwallis, Comes Comes, &c. An earl or count; so called because they accompanied the kings on their military expeditions. Britannus, cum sex hominum millibus flumen septentrionale trajecit. Hic fluvius Cæsaream Novam à Neo-Eboraco dividit. Washingtonius pedemPedem, &c., “ retreated. ” retrò tulit, et ad ripas fluminis Hackensackii consedit. Locus, que
Germantown (Pennsylvania, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
erican general, was sent by Washington, the commander (of the forces,) who should take charge of (to preside over) the defences and ramparts, that were to be made from the Schuylkill as far as the river Delaware. dux Americanus, interea, munitionibus aggeribusque à Schuylkill ad Delawarum usque flumen faciendis qui præesset, à Washingtonio imperatore missus est. Parva munimenta, ad vada custodienda, temerè Temere, “ at random, ” “ hastily. ” extructa: et oppidulum Germanicum, Germanicum, “ Germantown, ” distant about five miles from Philadelphia. This was selected by Washington as a suitable place of rendezvous, in the event of the ability of the British to cross the river, and gain possession of the American encampment. haud procul à Philadelphiâ situm, locus copiis ad conveniendum maxime idoneus, si hostes flumen transissent, Americanosque castris exuissent, à Washingtonio edicebatur. Hicce per Cæsaream Novam receptus, Americanos difficultates omnes, et varia pericula, s
Leitch (Maryland, United States) (search for this): chapter 8
CAPUT OCTAVUM. Knowlton et Leitch, duces Americani, victores prœlio cadunt. — Propugnaculum Washingtonium expugnatum est.— Propugnaculum Lee vacuant Americani. — Cornwallis per Novam Cœsaream Washingtonium persequitur. — Milites Americani, stipendia emeriti, perplures domum redeunt. — Dux Lee captus est. — Congressui Philadelphiam relinquere, Baltimoriamque recedere, satius visum. Postquam sese Novo Eboraco Americani receperant, velitatio primam inter Britannorum aciem, nonnullasque copias Americanas, à præfectis Knowlton et Leitch ductas, facta est. Hi præfecti, ante signa fortissimè pugnantes, occubuêre. Ordinum ductores, Ordinum ductores. “ The captains; ” literally, the leaders of the ranks. in loco, ubi pugna commissa, constanter manebant, hostesque dare terga, omnesque in partes diffugere, coegerunt. Hæc victoria primùm ab Americanis, ex quoEx quo, “ since, ” (tempore being understood as an antecedent to quo.） Washingtonius imperium sibi sumpserat, repor
Washington (United States) (search for this): chapter 8
, vacuandiVacuandi, &c., “ was especially repugnant to the plan of evacuating and retreating, adopted, at that time, by Washington. ” recipiendique rationi maxime contrarium fuit. Magna Washingtonium spes tenebat, hocce præsidium defendi posse; navestonius tendebat: ubi gradum sistereGradum sistere, “ to make a stand; ” to halt. It seems to have been the intention of Washington, at this period, to hazard an action, if warranted by circumstances. constituit. Scaphas omnes et navigia, quæ ad ripas attacked. ” primùm peteretur, omnino nesciebat. Putnam, Putnam, &c. Meanwhile Putnam, an American general, was sent by Washington, the commander (of the forces,) who should take charge of (to preside over) the defences and ramparts, that were to be : et oppidulum Germanicum, Germanicum, “ Germantown, ” distant about five miles from Philadelphia. This was selected by Washington as a suitable place of rendezvous, in the event of the ability of the British to cross the river, and gain po
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