id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt 32987 Irving, Washington The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools .txt text/plain 297728 13105 64 aides-de-camp, written by the general's order, inviting Washington to The great object of Washington at present was to force the enemy to The general, accompanied by Mrs. Washington, departed from New York on prevent the men-of-war and enemy's ships from coming into New York detachment of troops from New York, succeeded to the command; General very few troops to defend that post, having detached Colonel St. Clair, with six or seven hundred men, to Three Rivers, about fifty landing on Gravesend Bay. Washington remained all day, aiding General Putnam with his counsels, The general command of the Hudson was offered by Washington to Arnold; A letter from General Greene received about this time, gave Washington enemy retired before the arrival of the troops detached by Washington. placed him entirely under the command of General Washington. Washington, in general orders, congratulated the army on the arrival ./cache/32987.txt ./txt/32987.txt