George Washington, Band 1Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 776 Seiten |
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... difficulties , great and small , at this time , and count them up , in order to gain a just idea of the force and capacity of the man who overcame them . Washington , moreover , was obliged to deal not only with his army , but with the ...
... difficulties , great and small , at this time , and count them up , in order to gain a just idea of the force and capacity of the man who overcame them . Washington , moreover , was obliged to deal not only with his army , but with the ...
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... difficulties arising on the American side of the line . As the days shortened and the leaves fell , Washington saw before him a New England winter , with no clothing and no money for his troops . Through long letters to Congress , and ...
... difficulties arising on the American side of the line . As the days shortened and the leaves fell , Washington saw before him a New England winter , with no clothing and no money for his troops . Through long letters to Congress , and ...
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... difficulty , new levies were tardy in com- ing in , and Congress could not be persuaded to stop limited enlistments . Still the task was done . The old army departed and a new one arose in its place , the posts were strengthened and ...
... difficulty , new levies were tardy in com- ing in , and Congress could not be persuaded to stop limited enlistments . Still the task was done . The old army departed and a new one arose in its place , the posts were strengthened and ...
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... difficulties with which he had been struggling at Boston , the only difference being that these were fresh and entirely untouched . The army was inadequate , and the town , which was the central point of the colonies , as well as the ...
... difficulties with which he had been struggling at Boston , the only difference being that these were fresh and entirely untouched . The army was inadequate , and the town , which was the central point of the colonies , as well as the ...
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... difficulties were slowly diminished , the forces of the enemy rapidly increased . First it became evident that attacks were not feasible . Then the question changed to a mere choice of defences . Even as to this there was great and ...
... difficulties were slowly diminished , the forces of the enemy rapidly increased . First it became evident that attacks were not feasible . Then the question changed to a mere choice of defences . Even as to this there was great and ...
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