The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States. Compiled Under the Inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from Original Papers ... to which is Prefixed, an Introduction, Containing a Compendious View of the Colonies Planted by the English on the Continent of North America, from Their Settlement to the Commencement of that War which Terminated in Their Independence, Band 2C.P. Wayne., 1804 |
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... Success of the American cruisers .... Distress of the Bri- tish from the want of fresh provisions .... Difficulty of re - inlisting the army .... Plans for attacking Boston .... Possession taken of the heights of Dorchester .... Boston ...
... Success of the American cruisers .... Distress of the Bri- tish from the want of fresh provisions .... Difficulty of re - inlisting the army .... Plans for attacking Boston .... Possession taken of the heights of Dorchester .... Boston ...
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... success of the expedition ex- tremely doubtful . This advice , accorded well with the temper of the commander in chief , and it was deter- mined in a council held at the Little Meadows , that twelve hundred men selected from the ...
... success of the expedition ex- tremely doubtful . This advice , accorded well with the temper of the commander in chief , and it was deter- mined in a council held at the Little Meadows , that twelve hundred men selected from the ...
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... ground , and what we had left upon it , it was with as little success as if we had attempted to have stopped the wild bears of the mountains , or the rivulets with our feet ; for they would break by in 20 THE LIFE OF.
... ground , and what we had left upon it , it was with as little success as if we had attempted to have stopped the wild bears of the mountains , or the rivulets with our feet ; for they would break by in 20 THE LIFE OF.
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... success of the preceding year , made another irruption into the inhabited country , and did great mischief . The number of troops on the regular establishment was totally insuf- ficient for the protection of the frontier , and it was ...
... success of the preceding year , made another irruption into the inhabited country , and did great mischief . The number of troops on the regular establishment was totally insuf- ficient for the protection of the frontier , and it was ...
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... successful , that the laws for the government of its forces were rendered rather more efficient . Instead of adopting in the first instance , that military code which experience had matured , occasional acts were made to remedy ...
... successful , that the laws for the government of its forces were rendered rather more efficient . Instead of adopting in the first instance , that military code which experience had matured , occasional acts were made to remedy ...
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