George Washington, Band 1Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 776 Seiten |
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... hold upon the people . In the winter of 1758 his health broke down completely . He was so ill that he thought that his constitution was seriously injured ; and therefore withdrew to Mount Vernon , where he slowly re- covered . Meantime ...
... hold upon the people . In the winter of 1758 his health broke down completely . He was so ill that he thought that his constitution was seriously injured ; and therefore withdrew to Mount Vernon , where he slowly re- covered . Meantime ...
Seite 95
... hold on his affections , and he intro- duced them into Forbes's army , and again into the army of the Revolution , as the best uniform for the backwoods fighters . But he learned with Braddock that the dress of parade has as real ...
... hold on his affections , and he intro- duced them into Forbes's army , and again into the army of the Revolution , as the best uniform for the backwoods fighters . But he learned with Braddock that the dress of parade has as real ...
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... hold in it , must justify the freedom , ) that your affairs are in a more unpromising way than you seem to apprehend . Your army , as I mentioned in my last , is on the eve of its political dissolution . True it is , you have voted a ...
... hold in it , must justify the freedom , ) that your affairs are in a more unpromising way than you seem to apprehend . Your army , as I mentioned in my last , is on the eve of its political dissolution . True it is , you have voted a ...
Seite 170
... hold both forts , and both were lost , as he had foreseen . From Fort Lee the garrison withdrew in safety . Fort Wash- ington was carried by storm , after a severe struggle . Twenty - six hundred men and all the munitions of war fell ...
... hold both forts , and both were lost , as he had foreseen . From Fort Lee the garrison withdrew in safety . Fort Wash- ington was carried by storm , after a severe struggle . Twenty - six hundred men and all the munitions of war fell ...
Seite 176
... hold on New Jersey would have been shat- tered . As it was , it was only loosened . Congress , aroused at last , had invested Washington with al- most dictatorial powers ; but the time for action was short . The army was again melting ...
... hold on New Jersey would have been shat- tered . As it was , it was only loosened . Congress , aroused at last , had invested Washington with al- most dictatorial powers ; but the time for action was short . The army was again melting ...
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