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Title: Washington, the man of action
Year: 1914 (1910s)
Authors: Hill, Frederick Trevor, 1866-1930 Job, 1858-1931, ill
Subjects: Washington, George, 1732-1799
Publisher: New York, London : D. Appleton and Co.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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WASHINGTON American intrenchments to cover alanding of the troops near what isnow East Thirty-fourth Street. Hadthe lines at this point been firmlyheld it is probable that not a boatwould have reached the shore, but thetroops on guard were raw recruitswho fled almost at the first shot,and when Washington arrived onthe scene the advance-guard of theenemy was already on the shore.There was still a chance of retrievingthe situation, however, and theGeneral dashed among the fright-ened troops, imploring them tostand fast, and even striking some 135 WASHINGTON of the skulkers with the flat of hissword in his efforts to check thepanic. In fact, he was still endeav-oring to rally his men when theBritish skirmish line bore down uponhim, and one of his officers, fearingthat he would be captured, finallyforced him from the field. Had Howe pushed this advantagehome by extending his line straightacross the island he would have pre-vented General Putnam and at leastfive thousand men who were at th

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