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 Colonel approved the advice of his officers , and immediately carried it into
effect . ( July 2 ) His first care was to sink a ditch round the stockade , which he
now named Fort Necessity ; but before it was completed , the enemy attacked him
...
The Colonel approved the advice of his officers , and immediately carried it into
effect . ( July 2 ) His first care was to sink a ditch round the stockade , which he
now named Fort Necessity ; but before it was completed , the enemy attacked him
...
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Colonel Washington pointedly remonstrated against these measures ; but being
adopted , did all in his power to carry them into effect . The legislature soon rose ,
without providing effectual means for active service , and the troops did not ...
Colonel Washington pointedly remonstrated against these measures ; but being
adopted , did all in his power to carry them into effect . The legislature soon rose ,
without providing effectual means for active service , and the troops did not ...
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Soon after the army left Cumberland , Colonel Washington was attacked by a
violent fever ; refusing to be left behind , he was carried forward in a coyered
waggon . All the difficulties arising from the state of the roads , which had been
foreseen ...
Soon after the army left Cumberland , Colonel Washington was attacked by a
violent fever ; refusing to be left behind , he was carried forward in a coyered
waggon . All the difficulties arising from the state of the roads , which had been
foreseen ...
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... the thick wood and high grass , with which the country abounded . Early in the
action , the aids - de - camp , except Colonel Washington , were killed or disabled
, and he performed the whole of the dangerous service of carrying the orders of ...
... the thick wood and high grass , with which the country abounded . Early in the
action , the aids - de - camp , except Colonel Washington , were killed or disabled
, and he performed the whole of the dangerous service of carrying the orders of ...
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... His domestic and farming establishments were composed of nearly a thousand
persons ; and the woollen and linen cloth necessary for their use , was chiefly
manufactured on the estate * Order and industry were carried into all his
concerns ...
... His domestic and farming establishments were composed of nearly a thousand
persons ; and the woollen and linen cloth necessary for their use , was chiefly
manufactured on the estate * Order and industry were carried into all his
concerns ...
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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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