The Life of George Washington: Commander-in-chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United StatesPorter & Coates, 1808 - 560 páginas |
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... communicated their fears to more inte- rior places . Orders to call the militia into the field were unavailing ; the solicitude and exertion of each individual were directed to the immediate preservation of 18 [ 1755 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... communicated their fears to more inte- rior places . Orders to call the militia into the field were unavailing ; the solicitude and exertion of each individual were directed to the immediate preservation of 18 [ 1755 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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... communicated an order of march on Braddock's road , which would bring the army in sixty - four days before Fort du Quesne , with provisions for eighty - six days . He also wrote to Major Halket , Aid of General Forbes , to en- gage his ...
... communicated an order of march on Braddock's road , which would bring the army in sixty - four days before Fort du Quesne , with provisions for eighty - six days . He also wrote to Major Halket , Aid of General Forbes , to en- gage his ...
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... communicated his election , he thus addressed him . “ Mr. President , although Lam truly sensible of the high honour done me in this appointment , yet I feel great distress from a consciousness that my abilities and military experience ...
... communicated his election , he thus addressed him . “ Mr. President , although Lam truly sensible of the high honour done me in this appointment , yet I feel great distress from a consciousness that my abilities and military experience ...
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... communicated to Congress , and to the executives of the provinces particularly exposed . The enemy had been taught respect for the Ame- rican army by the battle of Breed's Hill , and their plans , from that period through the year ...
... communicated to Congress , and to the executives of the provinces particularly exposed . The enemy had been taught respect for the Ame- rican army by the battle of Breed's Hill , and their plans , from that period through the year ...
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... communicated to him . The scarcity of fresh provisions in Boston , in- duced the enemy to send small parties to collect the stock along the shores of the continent , within protecting distance of their armed vessels . This imposed a ...
... communicated to him . The scarcity of fresh provisions in Boston , in- duced the enemy to send small parties to collect the stock along the shores of the continent , within protecting distance of their armed vessels . This imposed a ...
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