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The plan of vigorous operations was resumed , and it was determined by General
WASHINGTON and the French commanders , that New - York should be the first
object of their attack . On this occasion the Commander in Chief addressed ...
The plan of vigorous operations was resumed , and it was determined by General
WASHINGTON and the French commanders , that New - York should be the first
object of their attack . On this occasion the Commander in Chief addressed ...
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This apprehension was kept alive , and the real object of the Americans
concealed , by preparations for an encampment in New Jersey opposite to Staten
Island , by the rout of the American army , and other appearances in . dicating an
...
This apprehension was kept alive , and the real object of the Americans
concealed , by preparations for an encampment in New Jersey opposite to Staten
Island , by the rout of the American army , and other appearances in . dicating an
...
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He addressed a letter to Count de Grasse on this subject , requesting his co -
operation in measures directed to these objects . But the Count declined ,
declaring that the service of his King demanded his immediate return to the West
Indies .
He addressed a letter to Count de Grasse on this subject , requesting his co -
operation in measures directed to these objects . But the Count declined ,
declaring that the service of his King demanded his immediate return to the West
Indies .
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With this object in view , he has long shared in your toils and mingled in your
dangers . He has felt the cold hand of poverty without a murmur , and has seen
the insolence of wealth without a sigh — but , too much under the direction of his
...
With this object in view , he has long shared in your toils and mingled in your
dangers . He has felt the cold hand of poverty without a murmur , and has seen
the insolence of wealth without a sigh — but , too much under the direction of his
...
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To guard against this evil , let us take a review of the ground upon which we now
stand , and from thence carry our thoughts forward for a moment , into the
unexplored field of expedient . “ After a pursuit of seven long years , the object for
which ...
To guard against this evil , let us take a review of the ground upon which we now
stand , and from thence carry our thoughts forward for a moment , into the
unexplored field of expedient . “ After a pursuit of seven long years , the object for
which ...
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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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