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... yet it was considered that the French had invaded the English territory ; and
many circumstances rendered it probable , that a force was approaching with
hostile views . It appeared that the party had left the direct road , and had
encamped in ...
... yet it was considered that the French had invaded the English territory ; and
many circumstances rendered it probable , that a force was approaching with
hostile views . It appeared that the party had left the direct road , and had
encamped in ...
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The unanimous advice of which was , to return to their position at the Great
Meadows ; because the two roads at that place united , and the country did not
allow an enemy to pass them unperceived ; and at this place they might wait the
arrival ...
The unanimous advice of which was , to return to their position at the Great
Meadows ; because the two roads at that place united , and the country did not
allow an enemy to pass them unperceived ; and at this place they might wait the
arrival ...
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Soon after the army left Cumberland , Colonel Washington was attacked by a
violent fever ; refusing to be left behind , he was carried forward in a coyered
waggon . All the difficulties arising from the state of the roads , which had been
foreseen ...
Soon after the army left Cumberland , Colonel Washington was attacked by a
violent fever ; refusing to be left behind , he was carried forward in a coyered
waggon . All the difficulties arising from the state of the roads , which had been
foreseen ...
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... disencumbered troops did not move with the expedition that accorded with the
enterprising spirit of his American aid . In a letter written at the moment , he says ,
found that instead of pushing on with vigor , without regarding a little rough road ...
... disencumbered troops did not move with the expedition that accorded with the
enterprising spirit of his American aid . In a letter written at the moment , he says ,
found that instead of pushing on with vigor , without regarding a little rough road ...
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Early in July the Virginia forces were moved to Cumberland , and through the
month employed in opening a road from that place to Raystown . Flying parties of
the enemy greatly annoying them in their business , it was contemplated to send
a ...
Early in July the Virginia forces were moved to Cumberland , and through the
month employed in opening a road from that place to Raystown . Flying parties of
the enemy greatly annoying them in their business , it was contemplated to send
a ...
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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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