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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... Men - A Board of General Officers condemn him - He is executed --Letter of
General Washington on the State of the Army - Congress adopts a Military
Establishment for the War - The Army goes into Winter Quarters 235 CHAPTER
VIII .
... Men - A Board of General Officers condemn him - He is executed --Letter of
General Washington on the State of the Army - Congress adopts a Military
Establishment for the War - The Army goes into Winter Quarters 235 CHAPTER
VIII .
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At a time when the militia was to be trained for actual service , at nineteen he was
appointed one of the adjutant generals of Virginia , with the rank of major ; from
the execution of the duties of this commission , honourable to his age , he was ...
At a time when the militia was to be trained for actual service , at nineteen he was
appointed one of the adjutant generals of Virginia , with the rank of major ; from
the execution of the duties of this commission , honourable to his age , he was ...
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It was difficult to select a proper agent to execute this perilous mission . He must
pass through an unexplored wilderness , filled by tribes of Indians ; some of
which were doubtful friends , and many the decided enemies of the English .
It was difficult to select a proper agent to execute this perilous mission . He must
pass through an unexplored wilderness , filled by tribes of Indians ; some of
which were doubtful friends , and many the decided enemies of the English .
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In the consciousness of having made the highest efforts faithfully to execute the
trust reposed in him , he thus spiritedly replied to the charge , in a letter to an
influential friend . $ 6 Whence it arises , or why , I am ignorant ; but my strongest ...
In the consciousness of having made the highest efforts faithfully to execute the
trust reposed in him , he thus spiritedly replied to the charge , in a letter to an
influential friend . $ 6 Whence it arises , or why , I am ignorant ; but my strongest ...
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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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| 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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