The Romance of the Revolution: Being True Stories of the Adventures, Romantic Incidents, Hairbreath Escapes, and Heroic Exploits of the Days of '76 ...Porter & Coates, 1870 - 444 من الصفحات |
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adventure alarm American approached arms army battle battle of Monmouth bayonet became boat body British British army brother calash camp Captain captives captured cause Chester district Colonel command companions concealed danger daring death discovered door encampment enemy enemy's engaged entered escape exclaimed fear fell fire Fisher friends gave guard hand head heard heart Hessian honor Horry horse husband immediately Indians instantly lady liberty looked Lord Cornwallis Lord Rawdon Major Marion miles morning musket NANCY HART night occasion officer party passed patriotism pistol present prisoners proceeded reached rebel received replied retreat returned Revolution river royalists rushed Sammons savage scene Schoharie County seized sent sentinel sergeant shore shot side soldiers Sons of Liberty soon South Carolina spirit sprang suffering surrender sword Tarleton threw tion told took Tories tree troops Washington whigs wife woman woods wounded young
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الصفحة 238 - ... we comforted her, by telling her, that the wound was only slight, and, at the same time, advised her to go over to her husband, to do which she would certainly obtain permission, and then she could attend him herself. She was a charming woman, and very fond of him.
الصفحة 45 - As I was within that distance at which, in the quickest firing, I could have lodged half a dozen balls in or about him, before he was out of my reach, I had only to determine ; but it was not pleasant to fire at the back of an unoffending individual, who was acquitting himself very coolly of his duty; so I let him alone.
الصفحة 242 - I sought to obtain shelter for myself and children, under the mistaken idea that all the generals were in it. Alas ! it contained none but wounded and women ; we were at last obliged to resort to the cellar for refuge, and, in one corner of this, I remained the whole day, my children sleeping on the earth, with their heads in my lap ; and in the same situation I passed a sleepless night. Eleven cannon balls passed through the house, and we could distinctly hear them roll away.
الصفحة 237 - Fraser was brought on a litter, mortally wounded. The table, which was already set, was instantly removed, and a bed placed in its stead for the wounded general. I sat trembling in a...
الصفحة 317 - American soldier, flying from a party of the enemy, sought her protection, and was promised it The British pressing close upon him, insisted that he should be delivered up, threatening immediate and universal destruction in case of refusal. The ladies, her friends and companions, who were in the house with her, shrunk from the contest, and were silent; but undaunted by their threats, this intrepid lady placed herself before the chamber into which the unfortunate fugitive had been conducted, and resolutely...
الصفحة 239 - Harnage, though suffering from his wounds, crept from his bed, as he did not wish to remain in the hospital, which was left with a flag of truce. When General Reidesel saw me in the midst of danger, he ordered my women and children to be brought into the calash, and intimated to me to depart without delay. I still prayed to remain, but my husband, knowing my weak side, said, ' well then, your children must go, that at least they may be safe from danger.
الصفحة 174 - Your gallant behavior in defence of liberty and your country entitles you to the highest honors ; accept these two standards as a reward justly due to your regiment ; and I make not the least doubt, under Heaven's protection, you will stand by them as long as they can wave in the air of liberty.
الصفحة 402 - The guard apprehensive of treachery, and punctilious to his orders, threatened to fire into the boat if it stirred before day-light. Her anxiety and sufferings were thus protracted, through seven or eight dark and cold hours; and her reflections upon that first reception could not give her very encouraging ideas of the treatment she was afterwards to expect. But it is due to justice...
الصفحة 242 - Eleven cannon balls passed through the house, and we could distinctly hear them roll away. One poor soldier who was lying on a table, for the purpose of having his leg amputated, was struck by a shot, which carried away his other ; his comrades had left him, and when we went to his assistance, we found, him in the corner of a room, into which he had crept, more dead than alive, scarcely breathing.
الصفحة 246 - The same gentleman who received me so kindly, now came and said to me, " You will be very much embarrassed to eat with all these gentlemen ; come with your children to my tent, where I will prepare for you a frugal dinner and give it with a free will." I said, " You are certainly a husband and a father, you have shown me so much kindness.