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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... period for which the present troops . were engaged , and he bent the whole force of his mind to induce Congress seasonably to adopt measures to prevent them . In a letter to the Pre- sident of Congress , dated Feb. 9 , he entered thus ...
... period for which the present troops . were engaged , and he bent the whole force of his mind to induce Congress seasonably to adopt measures to prevent them . In a letter to the Pre- sident of Congress , dated Feb. 9 , he entered thus ...
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... period , been able to act upon the offensive , and at times not in a condition to defend , yet the cost of marching home one set of men , bringing in another , the havoc and waste occasioned by the first , the re- pairs necessary for ...
... period , been able to act upon the offensive , and at times not in a condition to defend , yet the cost of marching home one set of men , bringing in another , the havoc and waste occasioned by the first , the re- pairs necessary for ...
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... period of his command . In these defensive preparations , the American army incessantly laboured until Lord and General How arrived at Sandy Hook with the British fleet and army . In the near prospect of active warfare , the mind of the ...
... period of his command . In these defensive preparations , the American army incessantly laboured until Lord and General How arrived at Sandy Hook with the British fleet and army . In the near prospect of active warfare , the mind of the ...
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... period of the revolutionary war . It was the crisis of the struggle of the United States for independence . The American army , reduced in numbers , de- pressed by defeat and exhausted by fatigue , naked , barefoot , and destitute of ...
... period of the revolutionary war . It was the crisis of the struggle of the United States for independence . The American army , reduced in numbers , de- pressed by defeat and exhausted by fatigue , naked , barefoot , and destitute of ...
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... , too , on whom the command of General Lee's division devolved upon his capture , promptly obeyed the orders of the Commander in Chief , and at this period joined him ; and General Heath was march- ing 1776. ] 127 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... , too , on whom the command of General Lee's division devolved upon his capture , promptly obeyed the orders of the Commander in Chief , and at this period joined him ; and General Heath was march- ing 1776. ] 127 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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