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... consulted ; but he trusts that greater liberty has not been taken with any of them
than is fair and honourable . The few facts which have not before been published
, were received immediately from confidential friends of General уі CHAPTER.
... consulted ; but he trusts that greater liberty has not been taken with any of them
than is fair and honourable . The few facts which have not before been published
, were received immediately from confidential friends of General уі CHAPTER.
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published , were received immediately from confidential friends of General
Washington , or from gentlemen who in respectable official situations , were
members of his family during his military command . It has been the endeavour of
the ...
published , were received immediately from confidential friends of General
Washington , or from gentlemen who in respectable official situations , were
members of his family during his military command . It has been the endeavour of
the ...
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Within three or four days he received an official answer to his communication ,
and immediately left the place on his return ; but the snow being excessively
deep , and his horses growing weak from fatigue , he became impatient at the ...
Within three or four days he received an official answer to his communication ,
and immediately left the place on his return ; but the snow being excessively
deep , and his horses growing weak from fatigue , he became impatient at the ...
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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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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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| 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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