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The fatigues and dangers which induced other Virginians to decline the
commission of envoy on this occasion , led Mr. Washington with ardor to seek the
appointment . Oct. 31 , 1753. ] The very day on which he received his commission
...
The fatigues and dangers which induced other Virginians to decline the
commission of envoy on this occasion , led Mr. Washington with ardor to seek the
appointment . Oct. 31 , 1753. ] The very day on which he received his commission
...
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The killed and wounded in the Virginia regiment , 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 ...
The killed and wounded in the Virginia regiment , 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 ...
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... stores he could not remove , and marched his army to Philadelphia into winter
quarters . The British troops had not been accustomed to Indian warfare ; and , on
this occasion , Colonel Washington indignantly witnessed their pusillanimity .
... stores he could not remove , and marched his army to Philadelphia into winter
quarters . The British troops had not been accustomed to Indian warfare ; and , on
this occasion , Colonel Washington indignantly witnessed their pusillanimity .
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General Forbes complimented Colonel Washington on the occasion . Colonel
Washington was at this time employed on the new road , in the neighbourhood of
Raystown , Oct. 8 , 1758. ] General Forbes resolved thať the main army should ...
General Forbes complimented Colonel Washington on the occasion . Colonel
Washington was at this time employed on the new road , in the neighbourhood of
Raystown , Oct. 8 , 1758. ] General Forbes resolved thať the main army should ...
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... and to deoy the requests , would occasion dissatisfactions , which endangered
a cause that could be supported by public opinion only . To relieve him from this
embarrassment , Congress passed a resolution , “ That the army before Boston ...
... and to deoy the requests , would occasion dissatisfactions , which endangered
a cause that could be supported by public opinion only . To relieve him from this
embarrassment , Congress passed a resolution , “ That the army before Boston ...
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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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