Life of George Washington...J. Stockdale, 1808 - 560 Seiten |
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... formed upon the present view of things , is certain and inevitable ruin ; for if I were called upon to declare upon oath , whether the militia have been more serviceable or hurtful on the whole , I should subscribe to the latter . I do ...
... formed upon the present view of things , is certain and inevitable ruin ; for if I were called upon to declare upon oath , whether the militia have been more serviceable or hurtful on the whole , I should subscribe to the latter . I do ...
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... forming one corps out of another , and arranging matters with any degree of order , in the face of an enemy who are watching for ad- vantages . " At Cambridge last year , where the officers ( and more than a sufficieney of them ) were ...
... forming one corps out of another , and arranging matters with any degree of order , in the face of an enemy who are watching for ad- vantages . " At Cambridge last year , where the officers ( and more than a sufficieney of them ) were ...
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... army above King's bridge and forming an encampment from the North river along the rear of General Washington's lines . This man- œuvre , he expected , would either occassion the American 112 1776. ] LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... army above King's bridge and forming an encampment from the North river along the rear of General Washington's lines . This man- œuvre , he expected , would either occassion the American 112 1776. ] LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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... forming a chain of fortified posts twelve or thirteen miles in extent . He now fronted the British line of march , the river Brunx running between the two armies . During these operations , severe skirmishes took place between advanced ...
... forming a chain of fortified posts twelve or thirteen miles in extent . He now fronted the British line of march , the river Brunx running between the two armies . During these operations , severe skirmishes took place between advanced ...
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... formed it upon the heights of Newcastle , about five miles from the White Plains , and secured the bridge over Croton river . General Howe deemed the new encampment too strong to be forced , and marched off his army to other operations ...
... formed it upon the heights of Newcastle , about five miles from the White Plains , and secured the bridge over Croton river . General Howe deemed the new encampment too strong to be forced , and marched off his army to other operations ...
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