Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United States |
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The reasons in support of this opinion were , the immediate effect which a
retrograde movement would have to animate the British , and to depress the
American troops ; the unfavourable impression that would be made upon the
public mind ...
The reasons in support of this opinion were , the immediate effect which a
retrograde movement would have to animate the British , and to depress the
American troops ; the unfavourable impression that would be made upon the
public mind ...
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The mere defence of lines , did not satisfy the enterprizing and patriotic mind of
General Washington . With extreme anxiety he noticed the expense of the
campaign , without possessing the means of diminishing it . He knew that his
country ...
The mere defence of lines , did not satisfy the enterprizing and patriotic mind of
General Washington . With extreme anxiety he noticed the expense of the
campaign , without possessing the means of diminishing it . He knew that his
country ...
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Considerations respecting the reinlistment of the army , lay with immense weight
on the mind of General Washington , and he repeatedly invited the attention of
Congress to this subject . In September , Congress appointed a committee of
their ...
Considerations respecting the reinlistment of the army , lay with immense weight
on the mind of General Washington , and he repeatedly invited the attention of
Congress to this subject . In September , Congress appointed a committee of
their ...
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The revolutionary conflict placed the people of America in a situation , in which all
the energies of the human mind are brought into action , and man ' makes his
noblest efforts ; the occasion called upon the public theatre , statesmen and ...
The revolutionary conflict placed the people of America in a situation , in which all
the energies of the human mind are brought into action , and man ' makes his
noblest efforts ; the occasion called upon the public theatre , statesmen and ...
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... yet this did not satisfy his mind . He knew that Congress with solicitude
contemplated more decisive measures , and that the country looked for events of
greater magnitude The public was ignorant of his actual situation , and conceived
his ...
... yet this did not satisfy his mind . He knew that Congress with solicitude
contemplated more decisive measures , and that the country looked for events of
greater magnitude The public was ignorant of his actual situation , and conceived
his ...
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| Titel | Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United States |
| Autor/in | Aaron Bancroft |
| Verlag | J. Stockdale, 1808 |
| Original von | Klosterbibliothek Montserrat |
| Digitalisiert | 17. Juni 2010 |
| Länge | 560 Seiten |
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