Life of George Washington...J. Stockdale, 1808 - 560 Seiten |
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... attack Philadelphia - Sir William Howe reconnoitres the American Camp at White Marsh - The Army hutted at Valley Forge - The Privations of the Soldiers during the Winter 137 < CHAPTER . V. Progress and issue of the Northern vi CONTENTS .
... attack Philadelphia - Sir William Howe reconnoitres the American Camp at White Marsh - The Army hutted at Valley Forge - The Privations of the Soldiers during the Winter 137 < CHAPTER . V. Progress and issue of the Northern vi CONTENTS .
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... soldier , and refusing submission to these degrading regulations , he indignantly resigned his commission . At the same time he declared , that with high satisfaction he would obey the com- mards of his country , when her service should ...
... soldier , and refusing submission to these degrading regulations , he indignantly resigned his commission . At the same time he declared , that with high satisfaction he would obey the com- mards of his country , when her service should ...
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... soldiers ; for I believe of three companies on the ground that day , scarcely thir- ty men were left alive . Captain Peronny and all his officers , down to a corporal , were killed . Captain Poulson had almost as hard a fate , for only ...
... soldiers ; for I believe of three companies on the ground that day , scarcely thir- ty men were left alive . Captain Peronny and all his officers , down to a corporal , were killed . Captain Poulson had almost as hard a fate , for only ...
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... soldier , nor did he possess a mind to comprehend the nature of this mode of war . Jealous of his prerogative , and ob- stinate in his temper , his orders were often inade- quate to their object , or impracticable in their na- ture ...
... soldier , nor did he possess a mind to comprehend the nature of this mode of war . Jealous of his prerogative , and ob- stinate in his temper , his orders were often inade- quate to their object , or impracticable in their na- ture ...
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... soldiers . - This jaunt afforded me great opportunity of seeing the bad regulation of the militia , the disorderly proceedings of the garri- sons , and the unhappy circumstances of the in- habitants . " We are either insensible of ...
... soldiers . - This jaunt afforded me great opportunity of seeing the bad regulation of the militia , the disorderly proceedings of the garri- sons , and the unhappy circumstances of the in- habitants . " We are either insensible of ...
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