The Life of George Washington: Commander-in-chief of the American Army Through the Revolutionary War, and the First President of the United StatesHenry T. Coates, 1882 - 489 Seiten |
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... British General should receive . " To Το this letter a very haughty and insolent answer was given , in which General Gage retorted the charge of abuse towards prisoners , and stated , as a mark of British clemency , that the cord was ...
... British General should receive . " To Το this letter a very haughty and insolent answer was given , in which General Gage retorted the charge of abuse towards prisoners , and stated , as a mark of British clemency , that the cord was ...
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... British army in their cantonments . The line of the British encamp- ment crossed the village of Germantown at right an- gles , near its centre ; and its flanks were strongly covered . General WASHINGTON now commanded a force con ...
... British army in their cantonments . The line of the British encamp- ment crossed the village of Germantown at right an- gles , near its centre ; and its flanks were strongly covered . General WASHINGTON now commanded a force con ...
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... British Post at King's bridge -- Expedition to Virginia -- Count de Grasse ar- rives in the Chesapeake -- Yorktown besieged -- British redoubts stormed -- The British make a sortie - Lord Cornwallis at- tempts to escape -- He ...
... British Post at King's bridge -- Expedition to Virginia -- Count de Grasse ar- rives in the Chesapeake -- Yorktown besieged -- British redoubts stormed -- The British make a sortie - Lord Cornwallis at- tempts to escape -- He ...
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