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This they refused , declaring that “ what they had done was only a duty they owed
their country , and they neither desired , nor would receive any reward but the
approbation of that country , for which they had so often fought and bled .
This they refused , declaring that “ what they had done was only a duty they owed
their country , and they neither desired , nor would receive any reward but the
approbation of that country , for which they had so often fought and bled .
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The prisoners , exclusive of seamen , amounted to more than seven thousand , of
which , between four and five thousand were fit for duty . The garrison lost during
the siege , six officers and five hundred and forty - eight privates in killed and ...
The prisoners , exclusive of seamen , amounted to more than seven thousand , of
which , between four and five thousand were fit for duty . The garrison lost during
the siege , six officers and five hundred and forty - eight privates in killed and ...
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The Commander in Chief recommends , that all the troops that are not upon duty
do assist at it with a serious deportment , and that sensibility of heart , which the
recollection of the surprising and particular interposition of provi . dence in our ...
The Commander in Chief recommends , that all the troops that are not upon duty
do assist at it with a serious deportment , and that sensibility of heart , which the
recollection of the surprising and particular interposition of provi . dence in our ...
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Noticing in general orders the anonymous publication , he expressed his
confidence that the judgment and patriotism of the army would forbid their “
attention to such an irregular invitation , but his own duty , ” he added , “ as well
as the ...
Noticing in general orders the anonymous publication , he expressed his
confidence that the judgment and patriotism of the army would forbid their “
attention to such an irregular invitation , but his own duty , ” he added , “ as well
as the ...
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But as I was among the first who embarked in the cause of our common country ;
as I have never left your side one moment , but when called from you on publick
duty ; as I have been the constant comEi panion and witness of your distresses ...
But as I was among the first who embarked in the cause of our common country ;
as I have never left your side one moment , but when called from you on publick
duty ; as I have been the constant comEi panion and witness of your distresses ...
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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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