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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... immediately commenced . General Schuyler on his part was not unem- ployed . He used all the means in his power , so to strengthen his little fleet , as to maintain a superiority over the enemy on the lakes . In this effort the commander ...
... immediately commenced . General Schuyler on his part was not unem- ployed . He used all the means in his power , so to strengthen his little fleet , as to maintain a superiority over the enemy on the lakes . In this effort the commander ...
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... immediately in quest of Arnold , who was soon found very advantageously posted , and forming a strong line to defend the passage between the island of Valicour , and the west- ern main . Notwithstanding the vast disparity of force , a ...
... immediately in quest of Arnold , who was soon found very advantageously posted , and forming a strong line to defend the passage between the island of Valicour , and the west- ern main . Notwithstanding the vast disparity of force , a ...
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... immediately on the approach of the enemy , set fire to the houses , evacuated the place , and retired to Ticonderoga , which it was determined to de- fend to the last extremity . General Carleton took possession of Crown Pears beforca ...
... immediately on the approach of the enemy , set fire to the houses , evacuated the place , and retired to Ticonderoga , which it was determined to de- fend to the last extremity . General Carleton took possession of Crown Pears beforca ...
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... immediately to join him . Their march , as well as the march of the militia of Connecticut , was for a time suspended , for the purpose of watching the enemy in Rhode Island . Independent of this temporary effect , the English derived ...
... immediately to join him . Their march , as well as the march of the militia of Connecticut , was for a time suspended , for the purpose of watching the enemy in Rhode Island . Independent of this temporary effect , the English derived ...
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... immediately to a written paper declaratory of their allegiance . Copies of all the papers relative to this plan , together with several other letters from lord Dunmore , were intercepted on their way to Boston in December 1775 , and ...
... immediately to a written paper declaratory of their allegiance . Copies of all the papers relative to this plan , together with several other letters from lord Dunmore , were intercepted on their way to Boston in December 1775 , and ...
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