The Life of George Washington,: Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States, Volumen3C.P. Wayne., 1804 |
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... attacked at Germantown .... The Americans re- pulsed .... Measures taken by general Washington for cutting off supplies from Philadelphia .... Attack upon fort Mifflin .... Attack upon Red Bank .... Colonel Donop killed , and his party ...
... attacked at Germantown .... The Americans re- pulsed .... Measures taken by general Washington for cutting off supplies from Philadelphia .... Attack upon fort Mifflin .... Attack upon Red Bank .... Colonel Donop killed , and his party ...
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... attacked in his intrenchments by gene- ral Starke , and entirely routed .... Brechman marches to Baum's aid , is attacked by colonel Warner , and de- feated .... St . Leger abandons the siege of fort Schuyler , and retires to ...
... attacked in his intrenchments by gene- ral Starke , and entirely routed .... Brechman marches to Baum's aid , is attacked by colonel Warner , and de- feated .... St . Leger abandons the siege of fort Schuyler , and retires to ...
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... attack lord Howe , who appears off Rhode Island .... General Sullivan lays siege to Newport .... Both fleets ... attacked by colonel Butler , and defeated .... Expedition of the British against Egg Harbour .... Pulaski surprised ...
... attack lord Howe , who appears off Rhode Island .... General Sullivan lays siege to Newport .... Both fleets ... attacked by colonel Butler , and defeated .... Expedition of the British against Egg Harbour .... Pulaski surprised ...
Página viii
... attack Canada and the other British possessions in North America .... General Wash- ington urges reasons against the plan .... Has a personal interview with a committee of congress , and induces that body to abandon the enterprise ...
... attack Canada and the other British possessions in North America .... General Wash- ington urges reasons against the plan .... Has a personal interview with a committee of congress , and induces that body to abandon the enterprise ...
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... attack on their rear , in which about seventy prisoners and a part of their baggage were taken . Almost the whole state of Jersey was now restored to the union . The British general who had lately spread his troops over a very large ...
... attack on their rear , in which about seventy prisoners and a part of their baggage were taken . Almost the whole state of Jersey was now restored to the union . The British general who had lately spread his troops over a very large ...
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