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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... taken prisoners . Three companies of this regiment were on the expe- dition , and behaved with great bravery . Of eight offi- cers belonging to these companies , on this service , five were killed , one wounded , and one taken prisoner ...
... taken prisoners . Three companies of this regiment were on the expe- dition , and behaved with great bravery . Of eight offi- cers belonging to these companies , on this service , five were killed , one wounded , and one taken prisoner ...
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... taken by our guards , are giving ten pounds bounty for recruits , and have got a battalion under Major Rodgers , nearly completed upon Long Island . 66 Nor will less pay , according to my judgment , than I have taken the liberty of ...
... taken by our guards , are giving ten pounds bounty for recruits , and have got a battalion under Major Rodgers , nearly completed upon Long Island . 66 Nor will less pay , according to my judgment , than I have taken the liberty of ...
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... taken place of idleness , and economy of dis- sipation . Two or three years of good crops , and a ready market for the produce of their lands , have put every one in good humor ; and , in some instances , they even impute to the ...
... taken place of idleness , and economy of dis- sipation . Two or three years of good crops , and a ready market for the produce of their lands , have put every one in good humor ; and , in some instances , they even impute to the ...
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