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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... determined to direct his force against Ticonderoga , he was again disappointed . At the close of the year 1757 , General Abercrom- bie was appointed to the supreme command in Amer- ica , and General Forbes commissioned as the com ...
... determined to direct his force against Ticonderoga , he was again disappointed . At the close of the year 1757 , General Abercrom- bie was appointed to the supreme command in Amer- ica , and General Forbes commissioned as the com ...
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... determined to renew the engagement . In pursuance of this resolution , he ordered Brigadier Poor to gain the right flank of the British , and Briga- dier Woodford their left . The artillery was directed to play upon them in front ...
... determined to renew the engagement . In pursuance of this resolution , he ordered Brigadier Poor to gain the right flank of the British , and Briga- dier Woodford their left . The artillery was directed to play upon them in front ...
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... determined so to do ; feeling the deepest re- gret for the occasion , but withal the most solemn con- viction that the essential interests of the Union de- manded it ; that the very existence of government , and the fundamental ...
... determined so to do ; feeling the deepest re- gret for the occasion , but withal the most solemn con- viction that the essential interests of the Union de- manded it ; that the very existence of government , and the fundamental ...
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