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... AmmunitionColonel Arnold detached to Quebec Success of American Cruisers
- Evils of temporary Inlistments — An Attack on the Enemy's Posts meditated -
Possession taken of the Heights of Dorchester Boston evacuated 38 уі
CHAPTER ...
... AmmunitionColonel Arnold detached to Quebec Success of American Cruisers
- Evils of temporary Inlistments — An Attack on the Enemy's Posts meditated -
Possession taken of the Heights of Dorchester Boston evacuated 38 уі
CHAPTER ...
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At the foot of Laurel Hill , thirteen miles on the way , he was met by a number of
friendly Indians , who informed . him that the enemy were hastily approaching
with a strong detachment . A confidential chief assured him , that he had seen a ...
At the foot of Laurel Hill , thirteen miles on the way , he was met by a number of
friendly Indians , who informed . him that the enemy were hastily approaching
with a strong detachment . A confidential chief assured him , that he had seen a ...
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The unanimous advice of which was , to return to their position at the Great
Meadows ; because the two roads at that place united , and the country did not
allow an enemy to pass them unperceived ; and at this place they might wait the
arrival ...
The unanimous advice of which was , to return to their position at the Great
Meadows ; because the two roads at that place united , and the country did not
allow an enemy to pass them unperceived ; and at this place they might wait the
arrival ...
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The enemy were stated to have had about two hundred killed and wounded . The
public gave to this brave band merited praise ; and the assembly of Virginia
expressed their sense of the resolution and judgment displayed in the above
action ...
The enemy were stated to have had about two hundred killed and wounded . The
public gave to this brave band merited praise ; and the assembly of Virginia
expressed their sense of the resolution and judgment displayed in the above
action ...
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General Braddock was warned of the danger to which the character of his enemy
exposed him , and advised to employ the ranging companies of Virginia to scour
the woods , and prevent ambuscades ; but not looking for an enemy capable of ...
General Braddock was warned of the danger to which the character of his enemy
exposed him , and advised to employ the ranging companies of Virginia to scour
the woods , and prevent ambuscades ; but not looking for an enemy capable of ...
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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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