The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Army, Through the Revolutionary War: And the First President of the United States, Band 2T. Bedington, 1831 |
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... taken from the royal troops , were presented to General WASH- INGTON , two field pieces to Count Rochambeau ; and application was made to the French Court that Count de Grasse might be permitted to accept a testimonial of the ...
... taken from the royal troops , were presented to General WASH- INGTON , two field pieces to Count Rochambeau ; and application was made to the French Court that Count de Grasse might be permitted to accept a testimonial of the ...
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... taken upon their petition . At this time , the intelli- gence arrived that the provisioned articles of peace be- tween the United States and Great Britain were signed . The army viewed the moment as the crisis of their desti- ny . They ...
... taken upon their petition . At this time , the intelli- gence arrived that the provisioned articles of peace be- tween the United States and Great Britain were signed . The army viewed the moment as the crisis of their desti- ny . They ...
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... taken from your sides , and no remaining mark of military distinction left but your wants , infirmities , and scars ? Can you then consent to be the only sufferers by this revolu- tion , and retiring from the field , grow old in poverty ...
... taken from your sides , and no remaining mark of military distinction left but your wants , infirmities , and scars ? Can you then consent to be the only sufferers by this revolu- tion , and retiring from the field , grow old in poverty ...
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... taken away , and dumb and silent we may be led , like sheep to the slaughter . I cannot ir justice to my own belief , and what I have great rea . son to conceive is the intention of Congress , conclude this address , without giving it ...
... taken away , and dumb and silent we may be led , like sheep to the slaughter . I cannot ir justice to my own belief , and what I have great rea . son to conceive is the intention of Congress , conclude this address , without giving it ...
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... taken ; and in the course of the summer , the greater part of the soldiers returned quietly home . In October , Congress issued a proclamation , de- claring all those soldiers , who had engaged for the war , discharged on the 3d of ...
... taken ; and in the course of the summer , the greater part of the soldiers returned quietly home . In October , Congress issued a proclamation , de- claring all those soldiers , who had engaged for the war , discharged on the 3d of ...
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