The Life of George Washington: Commander-in-chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United StatesHenry T. Coates, 1882 - 489 Seiten |
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... Lord Loudoun for a small train of artillery , with some en . gineers , we should then be able , in all human proba- bility , to subdue the terror of Fort du Quesne , re- trieve our character with the Indians , and restore peace to our ...
... Lord Loudoun for a small train of artillery , with some en . gineers , we should then be able , in all human proba- bility , to subdue the terror of Fort du Quesne , re- trieve our character with the Indians , and restore peace to our ...
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... Lord Loudoun , to whom I look for the future fate of Vir- ginia . " To the Governor himself , in answer to a commu- nication from him , which conveyed a censure , he wrote , " I must beg leave , before I conclude , to ob- serve , in ...
... Lord Loudoun , to whom I look for the future fate of Vir- ginia . " To the Governor himself , in answer to a commu- nication from him , which conveyed a censure , he wrote , " I must beg leave , before I conclude , to ob- serve , in ...
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... Lord Loudoun succeeded to the civil government of Virginia , and to the chief com- mand of the British troops in North America . Colo- nel WASHINGTON obtained permission to wait upon . him the succeeding winter ; to whom he presented an ...
... Lord Loudoun succeeded to the civil government of Virginia , and to the chief com- mand of the British troops in North America . Colo- nel WASHINGTON obtained permission to wait upon . him the succeeding winter ; to whom he presented an ...
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