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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... command which he before had declined . To gratify him without mor tifying the Marquis , he was detached with two addi tional brigades to act in front , and the command of the whole , consisting of five thousand men , of course devolved ...
... command which he before had declined . To gratify him without mor tifying the Marquis , he was detached with two addi tional brigades to act in front , and the command of the whole , consisting of five thousand men , of course devolved ...
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... command of this important post . He induced General Schuyler to mention to the Commander - in- Chief his desire to rejoin the army , and his inclina- tion to do garrison duty . At the time General WASHINGTON was moving down to New York ...
... command of this important post . He induced General Schuyler to mention to the Commander - in- Chief his desire to rejoin the army , and his inclina- tion to do garrison duty . At the time General WASHINGTON was moving down to New York ...
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... command of the French fleet at Rhode Island , informed General WASHINGTON , that the Count de Grasse was to have sailed from the West Indies the 3d of that month for the Chesapeake , with twenty - five ships of the line , and three ...
... command of the French fleet at Rhode Island , informed General WASHINGTON , that the Count de Grasse was to have sailed from the West Indies the 3d of that month for the Chesapeake , with twenty - five ships of the line , and three ...
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