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The officers in general behaved with incomparable bravery , for which they
greatly suffered ; there being upwards of sixty killed and wounded ; a large
propor • tion of what we had . The Virginia companies behaved like men , and
died like ...
The officers in general behaved with incomparable bravery , for which they
greatly suffered ; there being upwards of sixty killed and wounded ; a large
propor • tion of what we had . The Virginia companies behaved like men , and
died like ...
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a matter which may involve the most serious and alarming consequences that
can invite the considera tion of mankind , reason is of no use to us . The free dom
of speech may be taken away , and dumb and silent we may be led , like sheep
to ...
a matter which may involve the most serious and alarming consequences that
can invite the considera tion of mankind , reason is of no use to us . The free dom
of speech may be taken away , and dumb and silent we may be led , like sheep
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Although there was no intention in the body of American citizens to involve the
United States in a war , yet they generally discovered an ardent inclina . tion to
grant those favors to France which must inev . itably lead to a state of hostility .
Although there was no intention in the body of American citizens to involve the
United States in a war , yet they generally discovered an ardent inclina . tion to
grant those favors to France which must inev . itably lead to a state of hostility .
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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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