The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Army, Through the Revolutionary War; and the First President of the United StatesPhillips, Sampson, 1856 |
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... party of French Indians , which lay in wait for him ; one of them not fifteen steps dis- tant fired , but without effect . This Indian the Major took into custody and detained him till nine o clock in the evening , then dismissed him ...
... party of French Indians , which lay in wait for him ; one of them not fifteen steps dis- tant fired , but without effect . This Indian the Major took into custody and detained him till nine o clock in the evening , then dismissed him ...
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... party , sent by the Ohio company to erect a fort on the southeastern branch of the Ohio , and were themselves building a fortress on the very g1ound , which he had recommend- his horses growing patient at the slown fore his horses 1754 ...
... party , sent by the Ohio company to erect a fort on the southeastern branch of the Ohio , and were themselves building a fortress on the very g1ound , which he had recommend- his horses growing patient at the slown fore his horses 1754 ...
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... party had left the direct road , and had encamped in a valley , a few miles to the west of the Great Mea- dows , as a place of concealment . Colonel WASHING- TON , under the guidance of the Indians , set out in a dark , rainy night ...
... party had left the direct road , and had encamped in a valley , a few miles to the west of the Great Mea- dows , as a place of concealment . Colonel WASHING- TON , under the guidance of the Indians , set out in a dark , rainy night ...
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... party of French and Indians fighting under cover of the thick wood and high grass , with which the country abounded . JULY 8 , 1755 . Early in the action , the Aids de camp , except Colo- nel WASHINGTON , were killed or disabled , and ...
... party of French and Indians fighting under cover of the thick wood and high grass , with which the country abounded . JULY 8 , 1755 . Early in the action , the Aids de camp , except Colo- nel WASHINGTON , were killed or disabled , and ...
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... parties in the intermediate time , to discover our motions , procure intelligence , and sometimes to divert the troops . " The expediency of an offensive war , he supported by the following observations . " The certainty of advantage by ...
... parties in the intermediate time , to discover our motions , procure intelligence , and sometimes to divert the troops . " The expediency of an offensive war , he supported by the following observations . " The certainty of advantage by ...
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