Große Amerikaner und ihre edlen Taten; mit dem Leben von fast fünfzig der Heldinnen und Helden unserer Nation.. Asight. ved so wie ich es - Tag haveseen? Und whathast Du gesehen, Isaac? Gesehen habe ich einen Mann Iveseen atprayer!-in thewoods! - GeorgeWashington selbst 1 Und nun Isay, - genau das, was ich sagte, - allswell 1 GeorgeWashington theBritish issure zu schlagen!- sicher! Im Juni 1778, der britische evacu- Philadelphia und New York eng gefolgt von Washington zurückgezogen, whoattacked Ihnen am Monmouth am 24., und kämpfte sie mit ADVANT - Alter, obwohl gewinnen, ohne einen Sieg. Washington

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Great Americans and their noble deeds; containing the lives of almost fifty of our nation's heroes and heroines .. . ved at such asight as I haveseen to-day ? And whathast thou seen, Isaac ? Seen I Iveseen a man atprayer !—in thewoods! — GeorgeWashington him-self 1 And now Isay, —just what Ihave said, —allswell 1 GeorgeWashington issure to beat theBritish!—sure!In June, 1778, the British evacu-ated Philadelphia and retreated upon New York closely followed by Washington, whoattacked them at Monmouth on the 24th, and fought them with advant-age, although without gaining a decided victory. Washington, havinggiven his orders to La Fayette, was personally engaged in forming theline of the main body near the court-house, and was speaking with ColonelHartly of the Pennsylvania line, when a cannon ball struck just at hishorses feet, throwing the dirt in his face and over his clothes. The gen-eral continued giving orders without noticing the derangement of his toilet. Never, says La Fayette, ** was General Washington greater in warthan in this conflict; his presence stopped the retreat, his disposition. VALLEY FORGE, PENNSYLVANIA, WHERE WASHINGTONSARMY WENT INTO WINTER QUARTERS. 2(5 GEORGE WASHINGTON. fixed the victory. His fine appearance on horseback, his calm courageroused b} the animation produced b} the vexation of the morning, gavehim the air best calculated to excite enthusiasm. In 1781 Washington, in conjunction with Count Rochambeau, planned an expedition against New York, which was abandoned with aview of directing their operations to the south. Demonstratioi:s, however, were made against the city, and Sir Henry Clinton, the British general, was not aware of the change in his intentions. The siege of Yorktown, Virginia, commenced on the 28th of September, and Lord Cornwallis wascompelled to surrender, after much hard fighting, on the 19th. If we are called upon^•~;rr:^ :;;n% _ to admire the conduct and successes of Washingtonin action, our admirationis no less

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