Life of George Washington...J. Stockdale, 1808 - 560 Seiten |
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... forming them that their letter had been communi- cated to his general , and assigning the reasons why it had not been officially noticed ; but both the commanders appear to have tacitly complied with the conditions . The British army ...
... forming them that their letter had been communi- cated to his general , and assigning the reasons why it had not been officially noticed ; but both the commanders appear to have tacitly complied with the conditions . The British army ...
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... formed , he called into action all the re- sources in his power to effect it . His first care was to put an end to the intercourse , which to this time had been continued , between the town and the British ships in the harbour , by ...
... formed , he called into action all the re- sources in his power to effect it . His first care was to put an end to the intercourse , which to this time had been continued , between the town and the British ships in the harbour , by ...
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... formed at Amboy , to prevent the depredations of the enemy in New Jersey ; and a force was sta- tioned near New Rochelle , and at East and West Chester on the Sound , to check the progress of the enemy , should they attempt to land ...
... formed at Amboy , to prevent the depredations of the enemy in New Jersey ; and a force was sta- tioned near New Rochelle , and at East and West Chester on the Sound , to check the progress of the enemy , should they attempt to land ...
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... formed with some apprehension that all our troops will not do heir duty . In deliberating on this great ques- tion , it was impossible to forget , that history , our own experience , the advice of our ablest friends in Europe , the ...
... formed with some apprehension that all our troops will not do heir duty . In deliberating on this great ques- tion , it was impossible to forget , that history , our own experience , the advice of our ablest friends in Europe , the ...
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... formation , without incurring the imputation of presumption . " We are now , as it were , upon the eve of an- other dissolution of our army . The remembrance of the difficulties which happened upon that oc- casion last year ; the ...
... formation , without incurring the imputation of presumption . " We are now , as it were , upon the eve of an- other dissolution of our army . The remembrance of the difficulties which happened upon that oc- casion last year ; the ...
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