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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... party as well as from the defection of the in- habitants , Lord Rawdon had reason to apprehend the loss of all his lower posts , unless he should take a position which would support them . He had therefore determined to evacuate Camden ...
... party as well as from the defection of the in- habitants , Lord Rawdon had reason to apprehend the loss of all his lower posts , unless he should take a position which would support them . He had therefore determined to evacuate Camden ...
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... party of the besiegers from their trenches , put several of them to the bayonet , and brought off their intrenching tools . This sortie was made with such rapidity , that , though General Greene put his whole army in motion , the party ...
... party of the besiegers from their trenches , put several of them to the bayonet , and brought off their intrenching tools . This sortie was made with such rapidity , that , though General Greene put his whole army in motion , the party ...
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... party within a mile of the British camp , and bringing off a troop consisting of forty - five men , with their officers and horses . Rawdon retreated the next day to Orangeburg , where he formed a junc- tion with a detachment from ...
... party within a mile of the British camp , and bringing off a troop consisting of forty - five men , with their officers and horses . Rawdon retreated the next day to Orangeburg , where he formed a junc- tion with a detachment from ...
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... party to seize the bridge over Wattoo , and either to hold or to destroy it . This party being attacked by a su- perior force , retired from the bridge without completing its destruction , and without informning Sumpter that his orders ...
... party to seize the bridge over Wattoo , and either to hold or to destroy it . This party being attacked by a su- perior force , retired from the bridge without completing its destruction , and without informning Sumpter that his orders ...
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... party . When fort Granby surrendered , the militia at- tached to the legion manifested so strong a disposition to ... parties were spread over the country . To restrain them , and to protect the inhabitants , Genera ! VOL . II . 2 Greene ...
... party . When fort Granby surrendered , the militia at- tached to the legion manifested so strong a disposition to ... parties were spread over the country . To restrain them , and to protect the inhabitants , Genera ! VOL . II . 2 Greene ...
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