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. Compiled Under the Inspection of the Hon. Bushrod Washington from Original Papers ... to which is Prefixed, an Introduction Containing a Compendious View of the Colonies Planted by the English on the Continent of North America, Band 2Richard Phillips, 1804 |
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... position , which it would be advisable to take possession of immediately , and to fortify . After employing a few days among the Indians in that neighbourhood , and procuring some of their chiefs , whose fidelity he took the most ...
... position , which it would be advisable to take possession of immediately , and to fortify . After employing a few days among the Indians in that neighbourhood , and procuring some of their chiefs , whose fidelity he took the most ...
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... position by water , and might either pass them by a road leading through the country some distance from them , so as to cut off all supplies , and starve them into a surrender , or fight them with a superi- ority of three to one . In ...
... position by water , and might either pass them by a road leading through the country some distance from them , so as to cut off all supplies , and starve them into a surrender , or fight them with a superi- ority of three to one . In ...
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... position on the Ohio . In making this statement , he observed that , with the exception of a few inhabitants forted in on the south branch of Potomack , the North Mountain , near Winchester , had become the frontier ; and that , without ...
... position on the Ohio . In making this statement , he observed that , with the exception of a few inhabitants forted in on the south branch of Potomack , the North Mountain , near Winchester , had become the frontier ; and that , without ...
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... positions . The Governor , however , thought it improper to abandon it , since it was a king's fort ; and Lord Loudoun , on being consulted , gave the same opinion . Among subjects of extreme chagrin to the com- mander of the Virginia ...
... positions . The Governor , however , thought it improper to abandon it , since it was a king's fort ; and Lord Loudoun , on being consulted , gave the same opinion . Among subjects of extreme chagrin to the com- mander of the Virginia ...
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... position , they must have retreated from the cold inhospitable wilderness into which they had penetrated , or have suffered immensely , perhaps have perished . Fortunately some prisoners were taken , who informed them of the extreme ...
... position , they must have retreated from the cold inhospitable wilderness into which they had penetrated , or have suffered immensely , perhaps have perished . Fortunately some prisoners were taken , who informed them of the extreme ...
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