George Washington, Band 1Houghton, Mifflin, 1917 |
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... he relied on a popular uprising , and not on the commander , to defeat Burgoyne . He may have thought , too , that it was a mistake to relieve Schuyler , who was working in the directions which MALICE DOMESTIC , AND FOREIGN LEVY . 203.
... he relied on a popular uprising , and not on the commander , to defeat Burgoyne . He may have thought , too , that it was a mistake to relieve Schuyler , who was working in the directions which MALICE DOMESTIC , AND FOREIGN LEVY . 203.
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... Burgoyne . The New Englanders whipped one division at Ben- nington , and the New Yorkers shattered another at Oriskany and Fort Schuyler . The country people turned out in defence of their invaded homes and poured into the American camp ...
... Burgoyne . The New Englanders whipped one division at Ben- nington , and the New Yorkers shattered another at Oriskany and Fort Schuyler . The country people turned out in defence of their invaded homes and poured into the American camp ...
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... Burgoyne , a brave gentleman , if not a great general , had the misfortune to be a clever man in the service of a stupid administration , and he met the fate usually meted out under such circumstances to men of ideas . Howe went off to ...
... Burgoyne , a brave gentleman , if not a great general , had the misfortune to be a clever man in the service of a stupid administration , and he met the fate usually meted out under such circumstances to men of ideas . Howe went off to ...
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... Burgoyne , and who thought that they now might supplant Washington with Gates . Before long , too , they found in the army itself some active and not over - scrupulous allies . The most conspicuous figure among the military malcontents ...
... Burgoyne , and who thought that they now might supplant Washington with Gates . Before long , too , they found in the army itself some active and not over - scrupulous allies . The most conspicuous figure among the military malcontents ...
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... Burgoyne's surrender , they set to work to get con- trol of military matters . The board of war was enlarged to five , with Gates at its head and Mifflin a member , and , thus constituted , it proceeded to make Conway inspector ...
... Burgoyne's surrender , they set to work to get con- trol of military matters . The board of war was enlarged to five , with Gates at its head and Mifflin a member , and , thus constituted , it proceeded to make Conway inspector ...
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