""Old Put" The Patriot" by Frederick A. Ober. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Оглавление
Frederick A. Ober. "Old Put" The Patriot
"Old Put" The Patriot
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I
BIRTHPLACE AND YOUTH
CHAPTER II
"OLD WOLF PUTNAM"
The Wolf Den at Pomfret, Connecticut
CHAPTER III
FIRST TASTE OF WAR
CHAPTER IV
A PARTIZAN FIGHTER
CHAPTER V
THE ADVENTUROUS SOLDIER
CHAPTER VI
FIGHTING ON THE FRONTIER
CHAPTER VII
STRATEGY AND WOODCRAFT
CHAPTER VIII
A PRISONER AND IN PERIL
CHAPTER IX
A CAMPAIGN IN CUBA
Fort near Havana where the Colonials landed
CHAPTER X
TAVERN-KEEPER AND ORACLE
CHAPTER XI
ON THE SIDE OF HIS COUNTRY
CHAPTER XII
AT THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL
CHAPTER XIII
HOLDING THE ENEMY AT BAY
CHAPTER XIV
IN COMMAND AT NEW YORK
Israel Putnam. From a painting by Trumbull
CHAPTER XV
WASHINGTON'S CHIEF RELIANCE
CHAPTER XVI
DEFENDING THE HUDSON HIGHLANDS
CHAPTER XVII
LAST YEARS IN THE SERVICE
CHAPTER XVIII
THE DISABLED VETERAN
Statue to General Putnam at Brooklyn, Connecticut
Отрывок из книги
Frederick A. Ober
Published by Good Press, 2019
.....
Had he waited for the English general to carry out his original intention, the result might have been more favorable to the French, for the former would then have been the attacking party and have borne the brunt of the battle. As it was, the French commander nearly succeeded in drawing the thousand men that Johnson had sent out to meet him into an ambuscade, and among the slain was brave Colonel Williams, commander of the Provincials in this engagement, and gallant Chief Hendrick, who had accompanied him with two hundred Mohawks.
The Provincials fought fiercely, but vainly, for they were outnumbered, and at first outgeneraled. They fell back upon the main body, the rear of which was protected by the lake, the flanks by densely-wooded swamps, and the front by a breastwork of trees, behind which were mounted several cannon.
