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Governor Dinwiddie , with advice of council , ordered the troops to march over the
Alleghany mountains ; either to drive the French from du Quesne , or to erect a
fort in a favourable position . The forces were in number much inferior to those of
...
Governor Dinwiddie , with advice of council , ordered the troops to march over the
Alleghany mountains ; either to drive the French from du Quesne , or to erect a
fort in a favourable position . The forces were in number much inferior to those of
...
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The French on the Ohio , aided by the numerous Indians attached to their
interests , embraced every favourable opportunity to invade the northern and
western borders of Virginia , spreading terror and desolation in their course ; and
having ...
The French on the Ohio , aided by the numerous Indians attached to their
interests , embraced every favourable opportunity to invade the northern and
western borders of Virginia , spreading terror and desolation in their course ; and
having ...
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But , on the other hand , it is with concern I remark , that my best endeavours lose
their reward , and that iny conduct , although I have uniformly studied to make it
as unexceptionable as I could , does not appear to you in a favourable point of ...
But , on the other hand , it is with concern I remark , that my best endeavours lose
their reward , and that iny conduct , although I have uniformly studied to make it
as unexceptionable as I could , does not appear to you in a favourable point of ...
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... over ground not more favourable . In respect to forage there could be no
material difference . The hills on both routes were barren , and the vallies
between abounded with grass . The objection to Braddock's road , he observed ,
on account ...
... over ground not more favourable . In respect to forage there could be no
material difference . The hills on both routes were barren , and the vallies
between abounded with grass . The objection to Braddock's road , he observed ,
on account ...
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they can be reinforced in the spring , if the means can be provided , and a
favourable opportunity shall offer . " It was also advised , " That thirteen regiments
of militia should be asked for , from Massachusetts and the neighbouring
colonies , in ...
they can be reinforced in the spring , if the means can be provided , and a
favourable opportunity shall offer . " It was also advised , " That thirteen regiments
of militia should be asked for , from Massachusetts and the neighbouring
colonies , in ...
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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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