George Washington, Band 1Houghton Mifflin, 1917 - 776 Seiten |
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... winter . Meantime , while thus overwhelmed with the cares immediately about him , Washington was watch- ing the rest of the country . He had a keen eye upon Johnson and his Indians in the valley of the Mohawk ; he followed sharply every ...
... winter . Meantime , while thus overwhelmed with the cares immediately about him , Washington was watch- ing the rest of the country . He had a keen eye upon Johnson and his Indians in the valley of the Mohawk ; he followed sharply every ...
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... winter , with no clothing and no money for his troops . Through long letters to Congress , and strenuous personal efforts , these wants were some- how supplied . Then the men began to get restless and homesick , and both privates and ...
... winter , with no clothing and no money for his troops . Through long letters to Congress , and strenuous personal efforts , these wants were some- how supplied . Then the men began to get restless and homesick , and both privates and ...
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... winter's day with some Marblehead fishermen . The quarrel was at its height , when suddenly into the brawl rode the commander - in - chief . He quickly dismounted , seized two of the combatants , shook them , berated them , if tradition ...
... winter's day with some Marblehead fishermen . The quarrel was at its height , when suddenly into the brawl rode the commander - in - chief . He quickly dismounted , seized two of the combatants , shook them , berated them , if tradition ...
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... winter , and now he determined on a decisive stroke . On the evening of Monday , March 4th , under cover of a heavy bom- bardment which distracted the enemy's attention , he marched a large body of troops to Dorchester Heights and began ...
... winter , and now he determined on a decisive stroke . On the evening of Monday , March 4th , under cover of a heavy bom- bardment which distracted the enemy's attention , he marched a large body of troops to Dorchester Heights and began ...
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... winter of conflict , had taken possession of his mind , and undoubtedly influenced profoundly his future course . One was the conviction that the struggle must be fought out to the bitter end , and must bring either subjugation or ...
... winter of conflict , had taken possession of his mind , and undoubtedly influenced profoundly his future course . One was the conviction that the struggle must be fought out to the bitter end , and must bring either subjugation or ...
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