The Life of George Washington: Commander-in-chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United StatesHenry T. Coates, 1882 - 489 páginas |
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... field officers . He could in the existing state of the colony , engage in the military service of his country without an im- peachment of his honor , and with alacrity he accepted the appointment . 1755. A scene now opened to Colonel ...
... field officers . He could in the existing state of the colony , engage in the military service of his country without an im- peachment of his honor , and with alacrity he accepted the appointment . 1755. A scene now opened to Colonel ...
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... field with the despatch necessary to repel an In- dian invasion ; and her martial laws did not possess vigor to prevent insubordination in officers , or secure discipline in the permanent troops . The colony was at that time too poor ...
... field with the despatch necessary to repel an In- dian invasion ; and her martial laws did not possess vigor to prevent insubordination in officers , or secure discipline in the permanent troops . The colony was at that time too poor ...
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... field ; that the wound often irritated , and never healed , may at length become incurable ; and that the slightest mark of indignity from Congress now must operate like the grave , and part you forever ; that in any political event ...
... field ; that the wound often irritated , and never healed , may at length become incurable ; and that the slightest mark of indignity from Congress now must operate like the grave , and part you forever ; that in any political event ...
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