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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... immediately be- gun , and since then , from one to two thousand men have constantly wrought on it . By the last ac- counts I have received , they had cut to the foot of Laurel Hill , about thirty five miles , and I suppose by this time ...
... immediately be- gun , and since then , from one to two thousand men have constantly wrought on it . By the last ac- counts I have received , they had cut to the foot of Laurel Hill , about thirty five miles , and I suppose by this time ...
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... immediately to return to their distressed fa- milies . In the course of the autumn , gradual ap- proaches were made towards the British posts . The army being strengthened by the arrival of Morgan's riflemen , from Virginia , and of a ...
... immediately to return to their distressed fa- milies . In the course of the autumn , gradual ap- proaches were made towards the British posts . The army being strengthened by the arrival of Morgan's riflemen , from Virginia , and of a ...
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... immediately issued . [ Nov. 12. ] Re- cruiting officers were directed to " be careful not to inlist any person suspected of being unfriendly to the liberties of America , or any abandoned vagabond , to whom all causes and countries are ...
... immediately issued . [ Nov. 12. ] Re- cruiting officers were directed to " be careful not to inlist any person suspected of being unfriendly to the liberties of America , or any abandoned vagabond , to whom all causes and countries are ...
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... immediately communicated to Congress . Congress appeared still to favour the attempt , and , that an apprehension of danger to the town of Boston might not have an undue influence upon the operations of the army , had resolved , in Dec ...
... immediately communicated to Congress . Congress appeared still to favour the attempt , and , that an apprehension of danger to the town of Boston might not have an undue influence upon the operations of the army , had resolved , in Dec ...
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... immediately shot down . He desired commanders of corps to report to him every instance of distinguished bravery in the sol- diery , with promise of honorary reward . He en- deavoured , by the love of liberty , of country , and of ...
... immediately shot down . He desired commanders of corps to report to him every instance of distinguished bravery in the sol- diery , with promise of honorary reward . He en- deavoured , by the love of liberty , of country , and of ...
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