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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... necessary to repel an In- dian invasion ; and her martial laws did not possess vigor to prevent insubordination in officers , or secure discipline in the permanent troops . The colony was at that time too poor , or too improvident ...
... necessary to repel an In- dian invasion ; and her martial laws did not possess vigor to prevent insubordination in officers , or secure discipline in the permanent troops . The colony was at that time too poor , or too improvident ...
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... necessary to be kept in the field to restrain depredation from the British posts at New York , would make nearly double the men necessary , to any number , which with all their efforts , the United States were ever yet able to raise ...
... necessary to be kept in the field to restrain depredation from the British posts at New York , would make nearly double the men necessary , to any number , which with all their efforts , the United States were ever yet able to raise ...
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... necessary for me to proceed in the business , I must request their more definite and explicit instructions , and that they will permit me , previous to transmitting the intended despatches , to submit them to their determination . " I ...
... necessary for me to proceed in the business , I must request their more definite and explicit instructions , and that they will permit me , previous to transmitting the intended despatches , to submit them to their determination . " I ...
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