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 |
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... expressed in the letter of General Washington to General Green . The error to be attributed to the Com- mander in Chief , consisted in submitting the mea- sure of evacuation to the discretion of a sub- altern officer , instead of ...
... expressed in the letter of General Washington to General Green . The error to be attributed to the Com- mander in Chief , consisted in submitting the mea- sure of evacuation to the discretion of a sub- altern officer , instead of ...
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... expressed his approbation of it . " It is right not to risk a miscarriage . Until we get our new army pro- perly established , it is our business to play a cer- tain game , and not to depend on the militia for any thing capital . " The ...
... expressed his approbation of it . " It is right not to risk a miscarriage . Until we get our new army pro- perly established , it is our business to play a cer- tain game , and not to depend on the militia for any thing capital . " The ...
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... expressed " the hope he had en- tertained , that they would have induced , on the part of the British General , a conduct more con- formable to the rights they gave . While he claimed the benefit of these rights , he declared his ...
... expressed " the hope he had en- tertained , that they would have induced , on the part of the British General , a conduct more con- formable to the rights they gave . While he claimed the benefit of these rights , he declared his ...
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... expressed his high satis- faction at the behaviour of the body of his army in the late engagement . Having allowed his troops a short repose , he faced about to meet the enemy , fully resolved to try his fortune in a gene- ral action ...
... expressed his high satis- faction at the behaviour of the body of his army in the late engagement . Having allowed his troops a short repose , he faced about to meet the enemy , fully resolved to try his fortune in a gene- ral action ...
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... expression of his feelings on the subject . The following correspondences give a general view of the progress of their measures . Mr. Lawrens , President of Congress , in a private letter , communicated to the General information of an ...
... expression of his feelings on the subject . The following correspondences give a general view of the progress of their measures . Mr. Lawrens , President of Congress , in a private letter , communicated to the General information of an ...
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