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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THE following publication originated in the author's wish to place within reach of
the great body of his countrymen an authentic biography of General Washington .
Judge Marshall , in his valuable life of this illustrious patriot , has embraced not ...
THE following publication originated in the author's wish to place within reach of
the great body of his countrymen an authentic biography of General Washington .
Judge Marshall , in his valuable life of this illustrious patriot , has embraced not ...
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A confidential chief assured him , that he had seen a reinforcement arrive at du
Quesne , which place he left two days before , and had learnt that a body
consisting of eight hundred French and four hundred Indians , would immediately
...
A confidential chief assured him , that he had seen a reinforcement arrive at du
Quesne , which place he left two days before , and had learnt that a body
consisting of eight hundred French and four hundred Indians , would immediately
...
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Of this body General Braddock himself took the command , leaving Colonel
Dunbar to bring up the other division by slow marches . Gen. Braddock with his
disencumbered troops did not move with the expedition that accorded with the ...
Of this body General Braddock himself took the command , leaving Colonel
Dunbar to bring up the other division by slow marches . Gen. Braddock with his
disencumbered troops did not move with the expedition that accorded with the ...
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... so low , as to be the propagator of this story , he must either be vastly ignorant
of the state of affairs in this county at that time , or else he must suppose that the
whole body of inhabitants had combined with me in executing the deceitful fraud .
... so low , as to be the propagator of this story , he must either be vastly ignorant
of the state of affairs in this county at that time , or else he must suppose that the
whole body of inhabitants had combined with me in executing the deceitful fraud .
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The prediction of Colonel Washington , respecting the body of Indians at
Winchester , was verified ; before the campaign opened , their patience was
exhausted , and they retired to their homes . It was confidently expected that the
army would ...
The prediction of Colonel Washington , respecting the body of Indians at
Winchester , was verified ; before the campaign opened , their patience was
exhausted , and they retired to their homes . It was confidently expected that the
army would ...
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| Titel | 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 | J. Stockdale, 1808 |
| Original von | Klosterbibliothek Montserrat |
| Digitalisiert | 17. Juni 2010 |
| Länge | 560 Seiten |
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