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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... success of the Americans at Fort Moultrie , near Charleston , he thus labored to excite them to emulate the bravery of their countrymen in South Carolina . " This glorious example of our troops , under the like circumstances with ...
... success of the Americans at Fort Moultrie , near Charleston , he thus labored to excite them to emulate the bravery of their countrymen in South Carolina . " This glorious example of our troops , under the like circumstances with ...
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... success in the assault presented itself to the mind of the American Gen- eral . The flattering expectations , which the successful commencement of the enterprise excited , were soon succeeded by disappointment and mortification . As the ...
... success in the assault presented itself to the mind of the American Gen- eral . The flattering expectations , which the successful commencement of the enterprise excited , were soon succeeded by disappointment and mortification . As the ...
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... success , were made into the Indian country , and in the autumn of 1791 Major - General St. Clair marched a force of near two thousand effective men into their territories , and on the 4th of November was attacked and totally defeated ...
... success , were made into the Indian country , and in the autumn of 1791 Major - General St. Clair marched a force of near two thousand effective men into their territories , and on the 4th of November was attacked and totally defeated ...
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