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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... determined courage , which are essen 、 tial to the officer . To his quick discernment and sound judgment , the preservation of the defeated troops was in a great measure attributed ; and had his advice been previously adopted ...
... determined courage , which are essen 、 tial to the officer . To his quick discernment and sound judgment , the preservation of the defeated troops was in a great measure attributed ; and had his advice been previously adopted ...
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... determined to bear up under all these embarrassments , some time longer , in the hope of bet . ter regulations under Lord Loudoun , to whom I lock for the future fate of Virginia . " To the Governour himself , in answer to a communi ...
... determined to bear up under all these embarrassments , some time longer , in the hope of bet . ter regulations under Lord Loudoun , to whom I lock for the future fate of Virginia . " To the Governour himself , in answer to a communi ...
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... sanguine in the expecta- tion , that Lord Loudoun would adopt his darling scheme of an expedition to dispossess the French of Fort du Quesne ; but his Lordship having determined to di rect 32 [ 1757 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... sanguine in the expecta- tion , that Lord Loudoun would adopt his darling scheme of an expedition to dispossess the French of Fort du Quesne ; but his Lordship having determined to di rect 32 [ 1757 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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... determined to di rect his force against Ticonderoga , he was again dis appointed . At the close of the year 1757 , General Abercrombie was appointed to the supreme command in America , and General Forbes commissioned as the commander of ...
... determined to di rect his force against Ticonderoga , he was again dis appointed . At the close of the year 1757 , General Abercrombie was appointed to the supreme command in America , and General Forbes commissioned as the commander of ...
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... determined to open the new road . - That nothing in his power might be omitted to prevent the adoption of a scheme , which he thought would proba . bly defeat the expedition , he addressed a letter to this officer , with the express ...
... determined to open the new road . - That nothing in his power might be omitted to prevent the adoption of a scheme , which he thought would proba . bly defeat the expedition , he addressed a letter to this officer , with the express ...
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