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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... regiments distributed in such manner as , on a general view of the situation of the whole , would best promote the ... regiment , and two companies of militia , were ordered , on the first intelligence of the de- struction of Wyoming ...
... regiments distributed in such manner as , on a general view of the situation of the whole , would best promote the ... regiment , and two companies of militia , were ordered , on the first intelligence of the de- struction of Wyoming ...
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... 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 , were also detached to the ...
... 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 , were also detached to the ...
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... regiment of infantry , with a troop of cavalry , to be commanded by Colonel George Rogers Clarke , a gentleman whose great courage , uncommon hardihood , and capacity for Indian warfare , had given him repeated success in enter- prises ...
... regiment of infantry , with a troop of cavalry , to be commanded by Colonel George Rogers Clarke , a gentleman whose great courage , uncommon hardihood , and capacity for Indian warfare , had given him repeated success in enter- prises ...
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... regiments were to be cantoned along the upper parts of Connecticut river , to be re- cruited during the winter , so as to form a body of five thousand regular troops . Their destina . tion was to be kept a profound secret , and they ...
... regiments were to be cantoned along the upper parts of Connecticut river , to be re- cruited during the winter , so as to form a body of five thousand regular troops . Their destina . tion was to be kept a profound secret , and they ...
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... regiments of North Ca- rolina militia , could maintain the action but a short time . Being unsupported , they were soon overpowered by numbers , and the survivors were compelled compelled to surrender themselves prisoners of war . On ...
... regiments of North Ca- rolina militia , could maintain the action but a short time . Being unsupported , they were soon overpowered by numbers , and the survivors were compelled compelled to surrender themselves prisoners of war . On ...
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