- Wall gecko
Wall gecko - Viper
Viper - Tiger snake
Tiger snake - Teju
Teju - Striped oar-tailed snake
Striped oar-tailed snake - Spectacled snake
Spectacled snake - Snapping turtle
Snapping turtle - Smooth Snake
Smooth Snake - Slow Worm
Slow Worm - Skink
Skink - Shrewd Crocodile
Shrewd Crocodile - Scheltopoesik
Scheltopoesik - Sand viper
Sand viper - Rattlesnake
Rattlesnake - Puff adder
Puff adder - Pleat Gecko
Pleat Gecko - Pearl lizard
Pearl lizard - Panther snake
Panther snake - Pama
Pama - Yellow-green biting adder
Yellow-green biting adder - Moloch
Moloch - Mokassin snake
Mokassin snake - Matamata
Matamata - Legoean
Legoean - Leatherback turtle
Leatherback turtle - Large-headed Turtle
Large-headed Turtle - Lancet snake
Lancet snake - Kingsnake
Kingsnake - Jila animal
Jila animal - Horned Viper
Horned Viper - Helmet basiliscus
Helmet basiliscus - Hardy
Hardy - Greek Tortoise
Greek Tortoise - Grass Snake
Grass Snake - Gharial
Gharial - Genuine Hawksbill Turtle
Genuine Hawksbill Turtle - European Freshwater Turtle
European Freshwater Turtle - Esculapius snake
Esculapius snake - Diamond rattlesnake
Diamond rattlesnake - Dark Whip snake
Dark Whip snake - Coral Red Flake
Coral Red Flake - Coral red Coilsnake
Coral red Coilsnake - Copper snake
Copper snake - Common Lizard
Common Lizard - Chirote
Chirote - Checkerboard and Viper-colored Swim Snake
Checkerboard and Viper-colored Swim Snake - Chameleon
Chameleon - Bridgehead Lizard
Bridgehead Lizard - Bosch master
Bosch master - Bicolor Sea Snake
Bicolor Sea Snake - Belted tail
Belted tail - Assala
Assala snake swallowing a bird whole - Anaconda
Anaconda - Alligator
Alligator - Nilewar
Nilewar - Map Illustrating the Battle of Long Island
It was a desperate undertaking. There were 10,000 men, and the width of the river at the point of crossing was nearly a mile. It would seem hardly possible that such a movement could, in a single night, be made without discovery by the British troops, who were lying in camp but a short distance away. The night must have been a long and anxious one for Washington, who stayed at his post of duty on the Long Island shore until the last boat of the retreating army had pushed off. The escape was a brilliant achievement and saved the American cause. - Washington's Home—Mount Vernon
After serving two terms as President with great success he again retired in 1797 to private life at Mount Vernon. Here he died on December 14, 1799, at the age of sixty-seven, loved and honored by the American peop - Nathaniel Greene
Nathaniel Greene Nathaniel Greene was born in Warwick, R. I., in 1742. His father, a Quaker preacher on Sundays and a blacksmith and miller on week days, brought up his son in the strictest Quaker principles, and trained him to work in the field, in the mill, and at the forge. Nathaniel was robust and athletic, a leader in outdoor sports. From an early age he was studious in his habits, and in his manhood, when the troubles with England seemed to threaten war, he eagerly turned his attention to the study of military tactics. - Lord Cornwallis
Lord Cornwallis General Cornwallis, in command of the British army in the South, detached Tarleton to march against Morgan.[Pg 215] Early on the morning of January 17, 1781, after a hard night march, Tarleton, over-confident of success, attacked Morgan at Cowpens. But the Americans repelled the attack with vigor and won a brilliant victory. The British lost 230 killed and wounded and 600 prisoners, almost their entire force. - General Francis Marion
When the British began to swarm into South Carolina he raised and drilled a company of his neighbors and friends known as "Marion's Brigade." These men, without uniforms, without tents, and without pay, were among the bravest and best of the Revolutionary soldiers. Old saws beaten at the country forge furnished them with sabres, and pewter mugs and dishes supplied material for bullets. The diet of these men was simple. Marion, their leader, usually[Pg 218] ate hominy and potatoes, and drank water flavored with a little vinegar.