Life of George Washington...J. Stockdale, 1808 - 560 Seiten |
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... ment of French Troops - Capitulation of Fort Necessity- He is appointed a Volunteer Aid - de - Camp to General Brad- dock - His bravery in the action in which that General fell -He is appointed the Colonel of a regiment , and Com ...
... ment of French Troops - Capitulation of Fort Necessity- He is appointed a Volunteer Aid - de - Camp to General Brad- dock - His bravery in the action in which that General fell -He is appointed the Colonel of a regiment , and Com ...
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... ment , and perseverance displayed in this mission , exalted Mr. Washington in public opinion , and gave his country an earnest of his future services . The embassy to the Ohio not having induced the French to withdraw from that country ...
... ment , and perseverance displayed in this mission , exalted Mr. Washington in public opinion , and gave his country an earnest of his future services . The embassy to the Ohio not having induced the French to withdraw from that country ...
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... ment , on this occasion amounted to fifty - eight . 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 ...
... ment , on this occasion amounted to fifty - eight . 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 ...
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... ment to the British Admiral of that name . On ' this estate he resolved to devote his life to agri- . cultural and philosophic pursuits , a resolution that he did not long retain , MARCH , 1755. ] In the spring Gen Braddock , who ...
... ment to the British Admiral of that name . On ' this estate he resolved to devote his life to agri- . cultural and philosophic pursuits , a resolution that he did not long retain , MARCH , 1755. ] In the spring Gen Braddock , who ...
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... ment , to the Executive of Virginia , he observes , They were struck with such an inconceivable panic , that nothing but confusion and disobedience of orders prevailed among them . The officers , in general , behaved with incomparable ...
... ment , to the Executive of Virginia , he observes , They were struck with such an inconceivable panic , that nothing but confusion and disobedience of orders prevailed among them . The officers , in general , behaved with incomparable ...
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