The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States. Comp. Under the Inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from Original Papers Bequeathed to Him by His Deceased Relative, Band 2J. Crissy, 1845 |
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... Colonel Washington was order- ed to pass their left flank and charge them in the rear . The regiments commanded by Ford and Campbell , being composed chiefly of new levies , did not change their ground GEORGE WASHINGTON . 5.
... Colonel Washington was order- ed to pass their left flank and charge them in the rear . The regiments commanded by Ford and Campbell , being composed chiefly of new levies , did not change their ground GEORGE WASHINGTON . 5.
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... charge made by Colonel Washington on a corps of British horse who led their van . This corps being broken and closely pursued , the infantry in its rear retreated precipitately into Camden . The number of continental troops engaged in ...
... charge made by Colonel Washington on a corps of British horse who led their van . This corps being broken and closely pursued , the infantry in its rear retreated precipitately into Camden . The number of continental troops engaged in ...
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... charge with the bayonet , and at the same time ordered Washington to bring up he reserve , and to act on his left . Williams charged without firing a musket ; but the soldiers of Campbell's regiment , being chiefly new levies , returned ...
... charge with the bayonet , and at the same time ordered Washington to bring up he reserve , and to act on his left . Williams charged without firing a musket ; but the soldiers of Campbell's regiment , being chiefly new levies , returned ...
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... charge which broke the adverse line . The loss of the British army was stated by themselves at six hundred and ninety - three men , of whom only eighty - five were killed in the field . If this statement be correct , * the American dead ...
... charge which broke the adverse line . The loss of the British army was stated by themselves at six hundred and ninety - three men , of whom only eighty - five were killed in the field . If this statement be correct , * the American dead ...
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... charge was instantly made , which , being entirely unexpected , was completely successful . The British , struck with a panic , dispersed among the thickets and fled in all directions . Colonel Douglass and about forty men were killed ...
... charge was instantly made , which , being entirely unexpected , was completely successful . The British , struck with a panic , dispersed among the thickets and fled in all directions . Colonel Douglass and about forty men were killed ...
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