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 2T. Bedington, 1826 |
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... course relinquish- ed . General WASHINGTON extended his orders to an en- terprise , to be carried into effect , should the attempt on King's bridge fail . This was to bear off a corps of cmigrants which , under the command of Colonel De ...
... course relinquish- ed . General WASHINGTON extended his orders to an en- terprise , to be carried into effect , should the attempt on King's bridge fail . This was to bear off a corps of cmigrants which , under the command of Colonel De ...
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... course to the fords of the Great rivers , and make his way to New - York . For this purpose boats were collected , and other necessary measures taken . On the night of the 16th the first embarcation arrived in safety at Gloucester , but ...
... course to the fords of the Great rivers , and make his way to New - York . For this purpose boats were collected , and other necessary measures taken . On the night of the 16th the first embarcation arrived in safety at Gloucester , but ...
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... course of the siege , they lost in killed and wounded about three hundred . The siege was prosecuted with so much military judgment and ardour , that the treaty was opened the 11th , and the capitulation signed the 13th day after ground ...
... course of the siege , they lost in killed and wounded about three hundred . The siege was prosecuted with so much military judgment and ardour , that the treaty was opened the 11th , and the capitulation signed the 13th day after ground ...
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... course of a few days , the British squadron was augmented to twenty - five ships of the line , and Sir Henry Clinton determined to encounter every hazard in the attempt to relieve Earl Cornwallis . He embarked seven thousand of his best ...
... course of a few days , the British squadron was augmented to twenty - five ships of the line , and Sir Henry Clinton determined to encounter every hazard in the attempt to relieve Earl Cornwallis . He embarked seven thousand of his best ...
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... of his King demanded his immediate return to the West Indies . Orders were of course issued for the disposition of VOL . II . 3 the allied armies for the approaching winter . Major General 1781. ] 25 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... of his King demanded his immediate return to the West Indies . Orders were of course issued for the disposition of VOL . II . 3 the allied armies for the approaching winter . Major General 1781. ] 25 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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