Life of George Washington...J. Stockdale, 1808 - 560 páginas |
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... operations . Scarcely had he taken possession of his ground , when some friendly Indians informed him that the French had driven away a working party , sent by the Ohio company to erect a fort on the south eastern branch of the Ohio ...
... operations . Scarcely had he taken possession of his ground , when some friendly Indians informed him that the French had driven away a working party , sent by the Ohio company to erect a fort on the south eastern branch of the Ohio ...
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... operation , he visited the line of posts on the frontiers , and esta- blished the best regulations their state admitted ... operations ; and to press upon him and other influential cha- racters in the government , the importance of le ...
... operation , he visited the line of posts on the frontiers , and esta- blished the best regulations their state admitted ... operations ; and to press upon him and other influential cha- racters in the government , the importance of le ...
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... operations of each subordinate de- partment , and to attend to the wants of the im- poverished inhabitants . During this period , he unremittingly urged upon the executive and legislature of his province ; the insufficiency of the mode ...
... operations of each subordinate de- partment , and to attend to the wants of the im- poverished inhabitants . During this period , he unremittingly urged upon the executive and legislature of his province ; the insufficiency of the mode ...
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... operation of Great Britain to enable the colony to drive the enemy from the Ohio were unattainable , which would prove a radical cure of the evil , he strongly recommended that a regu- lar force of two thousand men should be raised . By ...
... operation of Great Britain to enable the colony to drive the enemy from the Ohio were unattainable , which would prove a radical cure of the evil , he strongly recommended that a regu- lar force of two thousand men should be raised . By ...
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... the militia ; and demonstrated the superior advantages of offensive operations . Colonel Washington was sanguine in the ex- pectation , that Lord Loudoun would adopt his darling scheme 28 [ 1757 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON ,
... the militia ; and demonstrated the superior advantages of offensive operations . Colonel Washington was sanguine in the ex- pectation , that Lord Loudoun would adopt his darling scheme 28 [ 1757 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON ,
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The Life of George Washington: Commander-in-chief of the American Army ... Aaron Bancroft Visualização integral - 1808 |
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