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The regular captains reluctantly placed themselves under the command of a
provincial officer ; but pressing circumstances induced them for the time to wave
dispute about rank , and to act under the orders of Colonel Washington . For the ...
The regular captains reluctantly placed themselves under the command of a
provincial officer ; but pressing circumstances induced them for the time to wave
dispute about rank , and to act under the orders of Colonel Washington . For the ...
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Governor Dinwiddie , with advice of council , ordered the troops to march over the
Alleghany mountains ; either to drive the ... Orders were also given immediately
to fill up the regiment ; although no money was voted for the recruiting service .
Governor Dinwiddie , with advice of council , ordered the troops to march over the
Alleghany mountains ; either to drive the ... Orders were also given immediately
to fill up the regiment ; although no money was voted for the recruiting service .
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... thick wood and high grass , with which the country abounded . Early in the
action , the aids - de - camp , except Colonel Washington , were killed or disabled
, and he performed the whole of the dangerous service of carrying the orders of
the ...
... thick wood and high grass , with which the country abounded . Early in the
action , the aids - de - camp , except Colonel Washington , were killed or disabled
, and he performed the whole of the dangerous service of carrying the orders of
the ...
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... that nothing but confusion and disobedience of orders prevailed among them .
The officers , sin general , behaved with incomparable bravery , 66 for which they
greatly suffered ; there being upwards of 1755. ] LIFE OF WASHINGTON . 15.
... that nothing but confusion and disobedience of orders prevailed among them .
The officers , sin general , behaved with incomparable bravery , 66 for which they
greatly suffered ; there being upwards of 1755. ] LIFE OF WASHINGTON . 15.
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Jealous of his prerogative , and obstinate in his temper , his orders were often
inade quate to their object , or impracticable in their nature . The military code of
the colony was insufficient , which rendered it impossible to bring the militia into
the ...
Jealous of his prerogative , and obstinate in his temper , his orders were often
inade quate to their object , or impracticable in their nature . The military code of
the colony was insufficient , which rendered it impossible to bring the militia into
the ...
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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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