151.Oriskany, 1777. 151.奥里斯坎尼(1777年) Meantime St. Leger, with a large body of Indians and Canadian frontiersmen, was marching to join Burgoyne by the way of Lake Ontario and the Mohawk Valley. 与此同时,圣里格带着一支由印...
148.The Army at Valley Forge, 1777~78. 148.福吉谷的部队(1777~1778年) The sufferings of the soldiers during the following winter can never be overstated. 在接下来的冬季士兵们遭受的苦难令人难以想象, They seldom had m...
CHAPTER 15 第15章 THE GREAT DECLARATION AND THE FRENCH ALLIANCE 《独立宣言》和法国联盟 145.Growth of the Spirit of Independence. 145.独立精神的成长 The year 1776 is even more to be remembered for the doings of Congress than it i...
143.Trenton, December 26, 1776. 143.特伦顿(1776年12月26日) Washington did not give up. On Christmas night, 1776, he crossed the Delaware with a division of his army. 华盛顿没有放弃,1776年圣诞节之夜他带着一个分队穿过特...
140. British Attack on Charleston, 1776. 140.英国人进攻查理斯顿(1776年) In June 1776 a British fleet and army made an attack on Charleston, South Carolina. 1776年6月,一支英国舰队和陆军进攻南卡罗莱纳的查理斯顿。...
137. Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775. 137.邦克山(1775年6月17日) When the seamen on the British men-of-war waked up on the morning of June 17, the first thing they saw was a redoubt on the top of one of the Charlestown hills. 6月17日早晨,当...
CHAPTER 14 第14章 BUNKER HILL TO TRENTON 从邦克山到特伦顿 133.Advantages of the British. 133.不列颠的优势 At first sight it seems as if the Americans were very foolish to fight the British. 看起来美洲人与英国开战似乎非常...
131.Gage in Massachusetts, 1774~75. 131.盖奇在马萨诸塞(1774~1775年) General Gage found he had a good deal to do before he could begin to crush the rebellion. 盖奇将军发现在出征平定叛乱之前他有许多事情要做, He ha...
128. The American Association, 1774. 128.美洲人协会(1774年) It soon became clear that the members of the Congress were opposed to any hasty action. 很快就可以看出大陆议会反对任何草率行动, They were not willing to begi...
125. Sympathy with the Bostonians. 125.对波士顿人的同情 King George thought he could punish the Massachusetts people as much as he wished without the people of the other colonies objecting. 乔治国王认为他可以随意处罚马萨诸塞人...