Life of George Washington...J. Stockdale, 1808 - 560 Seiten |
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... military command . It has been the endeavour of the author to display the character of the man who is the subject of the work , by exhibiting in a connected view his actions and his writings ; and he has , as far as possible , made this ...
... military command . It has been the endeavour of the author to display the character of the man who is the subject of the work , by exhibiting in a connected view his actions and his writings ; and he has , as far as possible , made this ...
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... military bias of his mind was early discover- ed . The war between England and France in 1747 kindled in his young breast that spark , which at a subsequent period burst into a flame ; and at his own importunity , the birth of a ...
... military bias of his mind was early discover- ed . The war between England and France in 1747 kindled in his young breast that spark , which at a subsequent period burst into a flame ; and at his own importunity , the birth of a ...
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... military operations . Scarcely had he taken possession of his ground , when some friendly Indians informed him that the French had driven away a working party , sent by the Ohio company to erect a fort on the south eastern branch of the ...
... military operations . Scarcely had he taken possession of his ground , when some friendly Indians informed him that the French had driven away a working party , sent by the Ohio company to erect a fort on the south eastern branch of the ...
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... military ambition of Colonel Washington had been excited by his experience , and by the applause of his country ; but he possessed the spi- rit of a soldier , and refusing submission to these degrading regulations , he indignantly ...
... military ambition of Colonel Washington had been excited by his experience , and by the applause of his country ; but he possessed the spi- rit of a soldier , and refusing submission to these degrading regulations , he indignantly ...
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... military service of his country without an im- peachment of his honour , and with alacrity he accepted the appointment . 1755. A scene now opened to Colonel Wash- ington , trying , indeed , to a commander of his youth and degree of ...
... military service of his country without an im- peachment of his honour , and with alacrity he accepted the appointment . 1755. A scene now opened to Colonel Wash- ington , trying , indeed , to a commander of his youth and degree of ...
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