The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Army, Through the Revolutionary War: And the First President of the United States, Band 2T. Bedington, 1831 |
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... body to confer with them . They demanded the redress of their grievances as the basis of accommodation . Sir Henry Clinton sent out agents to invite them to his standard , promising them more advantageous terms than those demanded of ...
... body to confer with them . They demanded the redress of their grievances as the basis of accommodation . Sir Henry Clinton sent out agents to invite them to his standard , promising them more advantageous terms than those demanded of ...
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... 25th of August the whole body , American and French , had crossed the North river . An intercepted letter of General WASHINGTON'S , in which he communicated , as the result of a consulta- 1781. ] 15 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... 25th of August the whole body , American and French , had crossed the North river . An intercepted letter of General WASHINGTON'S , in which he communicated , as the result of a consulta- 1781. ] 15 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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... body of three thousand land forces , joined the Mar- quis La Fayette . Having directed the route of his army from the head of Elk , he , accompanied by Rocham seau , Chatelleux , Du Portail , and Knox , proceeded to Virginia . They ...
... body of three thousand land forces , joined the Mar- quis La Fayette . Having directed the route of his army from the head of Elk , he , accompanied by Rocham seau , Chatelleux , Du Portail , and Knox , proceeded to Virginia . They ...
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... body of the British army was encamped about Yorktown , within a range of redoubts and field works , erected to com- mand the peninsula , which at this place is not more than eight miles wide , and to impede the approach of an assaulting ...
... body of the British army was encamped about Yorktown , within a range of redoubts and field works , erected to com- mand the peninsula , which at this place is not more than eight miles wide , and to impede the approach of an assaulting ...
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... body . At this period , Congress was much divided in opi- nion upon the most important publick questions . State jealousies and interests arose in opposition to the en- gagements of the Nation ; and although part of Con- gress ...
... body . At this period , Congress was much divided in opi- nion upon the most important publick questions . State jealousies and interests arose in opposition to the en- gagements of the Nation ; and although part of Con- gress ...
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