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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... military stores , so completely adapted to the wants of the American army , that had Congress made out an in- voice , a better assortment could not have been pro- cured . Considerations respecting the re - enlistment of the army lay ...
... military stores , so completely adapted to the wants of the American army , that had Congress made out an in- voice , a better assortment could not have been pro- cured . Considerations respecting the re - enlistment of the army lay ...
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... military achievements . West Point was now the chief post of the Ameri- cans on the Hudson . Here was their principal maga- zine of provisions and military stores . It was situated upon the western side of the river , in the bosom of ...
... military achievements . West Point was now the chief post of the Ameri- cans on the Hudson . Here was their principal maga- zine of provisions and military stores . It was situated upon the western side of the river , in the bosom of ...
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... military force should be employed in their country which their united power could not successfully resist , and ... military establishment , did not meet his views , and at the moment he gave his sanction to the bill , he entered in his ...
... military force should be employed in their country which their united power could not successfully resist , and ... military establishment , did not meet his views , and at the moment he gave his sanction to the bill , he entered in his ...
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