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General WASHINGTON resolved in person to conduct the Virginia expedition .
The troops under Count Rochambeau , and strong detachments from the
American army , amounting to more than two thousand men , and consisting of
the light ...
General WASHINGTON resolved in person to conduct the Virginia expedition .
The troops under Count Rochambeau , and strong detachments from the
American army , amounting to more than two thousand men , and consisting of
the light ...
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In general orders he congratulated the army on the success of the enterprise ,
and thanked the troops for their cool and intrepid conduct . « The General re .
flects , " conclude the orders , " with the highest degree of pleasure , on the
confidence ...
In general orders he congratulated the army on the success of the enterprise ,
and thanked the troops for their cool and intrepid conduct . « The General re .
flects , " conclude the orders , " with the highest degree of pleasure , on the
confidence ...
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... a moment , into the unexplored field of expedient . “ After a pursuit of seven
long years , the object for which we set out is at length brought within our reach -
yes , my friends , that suffering courage of yours was active once - it has
conducted ...
... a moment , into the unexplored field of expedient . “ After a pursuit of seven
long years , the object for which we set out is at length brought within our reach -
yes , my friends , that suffering courage of yours was active once - it has
conducted ...
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If my conduct heretofore has not evinced to you , that I have been a faithful friend
to the army , my declaration of it at this time would be equally unavailing and 1
improper . But as I was among the first who 36 LIFE OF WASHINGTON . ( 1783.
If my conduct heretofore has not evinced to you , that I have been a faithful friend
to the army , my declaration of it at this time would be equally unavailing and 1
improper . But as I was among the first who 36 LIFE OF WASHINGTON . ( 1783.
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You will give .one more distinguished proof of unexampled patriotism and patient
virtue , rising superiour to the pressure of the most complicated sufferings ; and
you will by the dignity of your conduct afford occasion for posterity to say , when ...
You will give .one more distinguished proof of unexampled patriotism and patient
virtue , rising superiour to the pressure of the most complicated sufferings ; and
you will by the dignity of your conduct afford occasion for posterity to say , when ...
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| Titel | The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Army, Through the Revolutionary War: And the First President of the United States, Band 2 The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Army, Through the Revolutionary War: And the First President of the United States, Aaron Bancroft |
| Autor/in | Aaron Bancroft |
| Verlag | T. Bedington, 1826 |
| Original von | New York Public Library |
| Digitalisiert | 23. Juli 2007 |
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