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 Honourable 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, from Their Settlement to the Commencement of that War which Terminated in Their Independence, Band 3C.P. Wayne., 1804 |
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... Expedition of general Sullivan against Staten island .... British fleet come up the Chesapeak and land an army under sir William Howe at Elk river .... General Wash- ington advances to Brandywine .... Lord Cornwallis at- tacks Maxwell's ...
... Expedition of general Sullivan against Staten island .... British fleet come up the Chesapeak and land an army under sir William Howe at Elk river .... General Wash- ington advances to Brandywine .... Lord Cornwallis at- tacks Maxwell's ...
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... expedition against Canada .... Before its execution , it is abandoned .... Gene- ral Conway resigns .... Duel between him and general Cadwalader . 1 CHAPTER VII . Congress forbid the embarkation of the British troops taken at Saratoga ...
... expedition against Canada .... Before its execution , it is abandoned .... Gene- ral Conway resigns .... Duel between him and general Cadwalader . 1 CHAPTER VII . Congress forbid the embarkation of the British troops taken at Saratoga ...
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... Expedition of the British against Egg Harbour .... Pulaski surprised , and his in- fantry cut off . CHAPTER X. Arrival of the British commissioners .... Terms of concili- ation proposed .... Answer of congress to these proposi- tions ...
... Expedition of the British against Egg Harbour .... Pulaski surprised , and his in- fantry cut off . CHAPTER X. Arrival of the British commissioners .... Terms of concili- ation proposed .... Answer of congress to these proposi- tions ...
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... in the expedition against Quebec . Every thing which courage could perform was now again expected from him ; nor were these expectations disappointed by the event . CHAP . I. July . The small - pox , GEORGE WASHINGTON . 5.
... in the expedition against Quebec . Every thing which courage could perform was now again expected from him ; nor were these expectations disappointed by the event . CHAP . I. July . The small - pox , GEORGE WASHINGTON . 5.
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... expedition was planned against Rhode Island . The land forces , amounting to about three thousand men , were commanded by general sir Henry Clinton , and the fleet to be employed in this service , was intrusted to sir Peter Parker ...
... expedition was planned against Rhode Island . The land forces , amounting to about three thousand men , were commanded by general sir Henry Clinton , and the fleet to be employed in this service , was intrusted to sir Peter Parker ...
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