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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... strong evidence of the opinion entertained of his capacity , that when not more than nine . teen years of age , and at a time when the militia were to be trained for actual service , he was ap- : pointed pointed one of the adjutants ...
... strong evidence of the opinion entertained of his capacity , that when not more than nine . teen years of age , and at a time when the militia were to be trained for actual service , he was ap- : pointed pointed one of the adjutants ...
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... strong fort mounting eight carriage guns ; and at the Black Islands there are several companies and a fort with six guns . The Black Islands are about a hundred and thirty leagues above the mouth of the Ohio , which is about three ...
... strong fort mounting eight carriage guns ; and at the Black Islands there are several companies and a fort with six guns . The Black Islands are about a hundred and thirty leagues above the mouth of the Ohio , which is about three ...
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... strong , they and the English would join to cut them all off , and divide the land between them . That though they had lost their general , and some few of their soldiers , yet there were men enough to reinforce them , and make them ...
... strong , they and the English would join to cut them all off , and divide the land between them . That though they had lost their general , and some few of their soldiers , yet there were men enough to reinforce them , and make them ...
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... strong in Canada as to reinforce this place , and defend themselves at home this campaign . Surely then this is too precious an opportunity to be lost . " But Mr. Pitt , although minister from November 1756 to April 1757 , did not yet ...
... strong in Canada as to reinforce this place , and defend themselves at home this campaign . Surely then this is too precious an opportunity to be lost . " But Mr. Pitt , although minister from November 1756 to April 1757 , did not yet ...
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... strong detachment over the Alleghany mountains , for the purpose of giving the enemy employment at home . This plan was laid aside in conformity with the advice of Colonel Washington , who observed that unquestionably a very large force ...
... strong detachment over the Alleghany mountains , for the purpose of giving the enemy employment at home . This plan was laid aside in conformity with the advice of Colonel Washington , who observed that unquestionably a very large force ...
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