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 4Richard Phillips, 1805 |
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... loss . The 4th Pennsylvania regiment , raised in the wes- tern frontier of that state , under the command of Lieutenant - colonel William Butler , a partizan of great merit , and the remnant of Morgan's rifle corps , led by Major Posey ...
... loss . The 4th Pennsylvania regiment , raised in the wes- tern frontier of that state , under the command of Lieutenant - colonel William Butler , a partizan of great merit , and the remnant of Morgan's rifle corps , led by Major Posey ...
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... loss of their towns and provisions , to withdraw to a greater distance from the frontiers , and , of conse- quence , their future incursions would be rendered more difficult . Pending these transactions , Con- gress received a letter ...
... loss of their towns and provisions , to withdraw to a greater distance from the frontiers , and , of conse- quence , their future incursions would be rendered more difficult . Pending these transactions , Con- gress received a letter ...
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... the recovery of only a part of the British dominions in America . But the loss of the army commanded by Bur- goyne , the alliance with France , and the unexpect- ed ed obstinacy with which the contest was main- tained , бо THE LIFE OF.
... the recovery of only a part of the British dominions in America . But the loss of the army commanded by Bur- goyne , the alliance with France , and the unexpect- ed ed obstinacy with which the contest was main- tained , бо THE LIFE OF.
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... loss . After this disastrous enterprise , his army , consisting of between six and seven hun- dred continental troops , aided by a few hundred militia , had taken post in the neighbourhood of the town of Savannah , then the capital of ...
... loss . After this disastrous enterprise , his army , consisting of between six and seven hun- dred continental troops , aided by a few hundred militia , had taken post in the neighbourhood of the town of Savannah , then the capital of ...
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... loss of seven killed and nineteen wounded . No military force now remaining in Georgia except the garrison of Sunbury , whose retreat to South Carolina was entirely cut off , all the lower part of that state fell into the hands of the ...
... loss of seven killed and nineteen wounded . No military force now remaining in Georgia except the garrison of Sunbury , whose retreat to South Carolina was entirely cut off , all the lower part of that state fell into the hands of the ...
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