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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... taken place at a distance from head quarters , and General WASHING , TON , upon serious deliberation , had resolved , not to hazard his authority as Commander in Chief , in the attempt to bring the revolters to order by the influence of ...
... taken place at a distance from head quarters , and General WASHING , TON , upon serious deliberation , had resolved , not to hazard his authority as Commander in Chief , in the attempt to bring the revolters to order by the influence of ...
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... taken , were considered of little value , and general uneasiness and murmuring ensued . These evils threatened the destruction of the army , and the loss of the American cause , unless a vital remedy was speedily applied to the publick ...
... taken , were considered of little value , and general uneasiness and murmuring ensued . These evils threatened the destruction of the army , and the loss of the American cause , unless a vital remedy was speedily applied to the publick ...
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... taken prisoner . A force consisting of about two thousand French and Ameri- cans , under the command of the French General de Choise , was stationed on the north side of the river , to watch and restrain the enemy in Gloucester . The ...
... taken prisoner . A force consisting of about two thousand French and Ameri- cans , under the command of the French General de Choise , was stationed on the north side of the river , to watch and restrain the enemy in Gloucester . The ...
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... taken . On the night of the 16th the first embarcation arrived in safety at Gloucester , but at the moment the boats were return- ing , a violent storm arose , which forced them down the river . At day - light the storm subsided , and ...
... taken . On the night of the 16th the first embarcation arrived in safety at Gloucester , but at the moment the boats were return- ing , a violent storm arose , which forced them down the river . At day - light the storm subsided , and ...
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... taken a wide circuit to avoid the English , and had , while the hostile fleets were at sea , entered the Chesa- peak with the squadron from Newport , consisting of five ships and fourteen transports , laden with heavy artillery and ...
... taken a wide circuit to avoid the English , and had , while the hostile fleets were at sea , entered the Chesa- peak with the squadron from Newport , consisting of five ships and fourteen transports , laden with heavy artillery and ...
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