The Life of George Washington: Commander-in-chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United States |
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General WASHINGTON now resolved to take possession of the Heights of
Dorchester , in the prospect that this movement would bring on a general
engagement with the enemy , under favorable circumstances ; or , should this
expectation fail ...
General WASHINGTON now resolved to take possession of the Heights of
Dorchester , in the prospect that this movement would bring on a general
engagement with the enemy , under favorable circumstances ; or , should this
expectation fail ...
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Its possession was highly important to either army ; its situation rendered its
defence , in a good degree , probable ; the range of hills was favorable to the
obstruction of an invading enemy ; and a fortified camp in the rear opening a ...
Its possession was highly important to either army ; its situation rendered its
defence , in a good degree , probable ; the range of hills was favorable to the
obstruction of an invading enemy ; and a fortified camp in the rear opening a ...
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The movements of the enemy manifesting the design to turn the right flank of the
Americans , and gain possession of the high ground in their rear , General
WASHINGTON , having secured his heavy baggage and stores , at night
withdrew his ...
The movements of the enemy manifesting the design to turn the right flank of the
Americans , and gain possession of the high ground in their rear , General
WASHINGTON , having secured his heavy baggage and stores , at night
withdrew his ...
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| Titel | The Life of George Washington: Commander-in-chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United States |
| Autor/in | Aaron Bancroft |
| Verlag | Henry T. Coates, 1882 |
| Original von | University of California, Irvine |
| Digitalisiert | 6. März 2017 |
| Länge | 489 Seiten |
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