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The French might approach by water carriage , within five miles of their present
encampment ; and then pass , them by a different route and starve them into a
surrender , or fight them with a great superiority of 8 LIFE OF WASHINGTON . [
1754.
The French might approach by water carriage , within five miles of their present
encampment ; and then pass , them by a different route and starve them into a
surrender , or fight them with a great superiority of 8 LIFE OF WASHINGTON . [
1754.
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... and money , for his regiment ; and to obtain for his soldiers , the same pay
which the assembly , in their session , had voted to a regiment raised for the
present campaign , Early in July the Virginia forces were moved to Cumberland
1758.
... and money , for his regiment ; and to obtain for his soldiers , the same pay
which the assembly , in their session , had voted to a regiment raised for the
present campaign , Early in July the Virginia forces were moved to Cumberland
1758.
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The most that could be expected , he said ,, on this route the present season ,
would be to gain the height of land , there erect fortifications , and wait the return
of spring . This delay must be attended with ruinous consequences to the
colonies ...
The most that could be expected , he said ,, on this route the present season ,
would be to gain the height of land , there erect fortifications , and wait the return
of spring . This delay must be attended with ruinous consequences to the
colonies ...
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Gentlemen , your kind congratulations on my appointment and arrival , demand
my warmest acknowledgments , and will ever be retained in grateful
remembrance , In exchanging the enjoyment.of doinestic life , for the duties of my
present ...
Gentlemen , your kind congratulations on my appointment and arrival , demand
my warmest acknowledgments , and will ever be retained in grateful
remembrance , In exchanging the enjoyment.of doinestic life , for the duties of my
present ...
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The council with unanimity advised to remain in their present lines . The reasons
in support of this opinion were , the immediate effect which a retrograde
movement would have to animate the British , and to depress the American
troops ; the ...
The council with unanimity advised to remain in their present lines . The reasons
in support of this opinion were , the immediate effect which a retrograde
movement would have to animate the British , and to depress the American
troops ; 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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