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 |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 1-5 de 67
Página vii
... Provisions and Clothing- Measures adopted by the Commander in Chief to obtain Supplies - Methods taken to recruit the Army - Sir Henry Clinton appointed Commander in Chief of the British Forces . He evacuates Philadelphia , and marches ...
... Provisions and Clothing- Measures adopted by the Commander in Chief to obtain Supplies - Methods taken to recruit the Army - Sir Henry Clinton appointed Commander in Chief of the British Forces . He evacuates Philadelphia , and marches ...
Página viii
... Provisions - Colonel Wads- worth resigns his Office - Confusion in the Commissary's department - The Commander in Chief is necessitated to apportion supplies of Meat and Flour upon the Counties of New Jersey - The winter excessively ...
... Provisions - Colonel Wads- worth resigns his Office - Confusion in the Commissary's department - The Commander in Chief is necessitated to apportion supplies of Meat and Flour upon the Counties of New Jersey - The winter excessively ...
Página 3
... provisions , baggage , and horses . On the 14th of November he reached Will's Creek , the frontier of inhabited Virginia ; here he hired a pilot , and four other attendants , to accompany him over the Alleghany mountains ; the passage ...
... provisions , baggage , and horses . On the 14th of November he reached Will's Creek , the frontier of inhabited Virginia ; here he hired a pilot , and four other attendants , to accompany him over the Alleghany mountains ; the passage ...
Página 5
... provisions in their packs , and with their guns in their hands , prosecuted their journey on foot the nearest way through the woods . The next day , December 26 , as he passed a place , called the Murdering town , he fell in with a ...
... provisions in their packs , and with their guns in their hands , prosecuted their journey on foot the nearest way through the woods . The next day , December 26 , as he passed a place , called the Murdering town , he fell in with a ...
Página 9
... provisions , and reinforcement of men . The Co- lonel approved the advice of his officers , and im- mediately carried it into effect . ( July 2 ) His first care was to sink a ditch round the stockade , which he now named Fort Necessity ...
... provisions , and reinforcement of men . The Co- lonel approved the advice of his officers , and im- mediately carried it into effect . ( July 2 ) His first care was to sink a ditch round the stockade , which he now named Fort Necessity ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
adopted American army appointed apprehension attack attempt body British army Bushrod Washington camp campaign character circumstances Colonel Washington Commander in Chief communicated conceived conduct confidence Congress consequences constitution corps danger defence detached disposition duty effect endeavour enemy engaged established event execution exertions expected expedition expressed favourable feelings fellow citizens force Fort Mifflin France French friends garrison give gress honour hundred Indians induced ington inlistments interest Island Jersey land Legislature letter liberty Lord Cornwallis manner measures ment military militia mind Minister Mount Vernon nation necessary neral North river occasion officers opinion orders party passed patriotism peace Philadelphia possession Potowmack Company present President provisions racter reason received Red Bank regiment rendered resolution respect retirement retreat river road sentiments sion Sir Henry Clinton situation soldiers spirit thing thousand tion treaty troops United Virginia Wash wish York York Island