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 Honourable 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, from Their Settlement to the Commencement of that War which Terminated in Their Independence, Band 2C.P. Wayne., 1804 |
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... in a secret , retired situation , as if to secure concealment . The Indians offering themselves as guides , colonel Washington set out in a dark rainy 1 monsieur night , in the course of which he surrounded 6 THE LIFE OF.
... in a secret , retired situation , as if to secure concealment . The Indians offering themselves as guides , colonel Washington set out in a dark rainy 1 monsieur night , in the course of which he surrounded 6 THE LIFE OF.
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... secure , on the part of these troublesome allies and formidable enemies , an observance of engagements . Great credit was given to colonel Washington by his countrymen , for the courage displayed on this occasion ; and the legislature ...
... secure , on the part of these troublesome allies and formidable enemies , an observance of engagements . Great credit was given to colonel Washington by his countrymen , for the courage displayed on this occasion ; and the legislature ...
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... secure themselves in small stockade forts , where they were in great distress for provisions , arms , and ammunition ; were often surrounded and sometimes cut off . With this state of things , colonel Washington was deeply affected ...
... secure themselves in small stockade forts , where they were in great distress for provisions , arms , and ammunition ; were often surrounded and sometimes cut off . With this state of things , colonel Washington was deeply affected ...
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... secure any kind of necessaries ) did dispatch messen- gers of their own ( thinking I had not represented their miseries in the piteous manner they de- served ) with addresses to your honour and the assembly , praying relief . And did I ...
... secure any kind of necessaries ) did dispatch messen- gers of their own ( thinking I had not represented their miseries in the piteous manner they de- served ) with addresses to your honour and the assembly , praying relief . And did I ...
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... secure victory : On the contrary , he was persuaded , that an unwieldy body of troops , covering its convoys , might be successfully attacked on its march , and penetrated at various points , by light unincum- bered parties . In ...
... secure victory : On the contrary , he was persuaded , that an unwieldy body of troops , covering its convoys , might be successfully attacked on its march , and penetrated at various points , by light unincum- bered parties . In ...
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