Life of George Washington...J. Stockdale, 1808 - 560 Seiten |
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... expedition under General Forbes to gain possession of Fort du Quesne - Re- signs his commission PAGE I CHAPTER II . Colonel Washington's Marriage - His management of the Estate of Mount Vernon - Appointed a Judge of the County Court ...
... expedition under General Forbes to gain possession of Fort du Quesne - Re- signs his commission PAGE I CHAPTER II . Colonel Washington's Marriage - His management of the Estate of Mount Vernon - Appointed a Judge of the County Court ...
Seite vii
... Expedition against Rhode Island - It fails - Disaffection between the American and French Offi- cers - Measures of the Commander in Chief to prevent the ill consequences of it - Army goes into Winter Quarters in the High Lands 169 ...
... Expedition against Rhode Island - It fails - Disaffection between the American and French Offi- cers - Measures of the Commander in Chief to prevent the ill consequences of it - Army goes into Winter Quarters in the High Lands 169 ...
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... Expedition to Staten Island fails · 207 CHAPTER VII . Amount of Paper Emission - Congress destitute of Means to support the War - Supplies apportioned upon the States- Exertions of the Commander in Chief - Mutiny in part of the Army ...
... Expedition to Staten Island fails · 207 CHAPTER VII . Amount of Paper Emission - Congress destitute of Means to support the War - Supplies apportioned upon the States- Exertions of the Commander in Chief - Mutiny in part of the Army ...
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... Expedition to Virginia- Count de Grasse arrives in the Chesapeak - Yorktown be- sieged British Redoubts stormed - The British make a Sortie - Lord Cornwallis attempts to escape - He capitulates and surrenders his Posts - Indecisive ...
... Expedition to Virginia- Count de Grasse arrives in the Chesapeak - Yorktown be- sieged British Redoubts stormed - The British make a Sortie - Lord Cornwallis attempts to escape - He capitulates and surrenders his Posts - Indecisive ...
Seite x
... Reception - Addresses to him - His Answers Negotiations with the Indians - Treaty with the Creeks- War with the Wabash and Miamis Tribes - General Har mar's Expedition - Saint Clair defeated - General Wayne victorious CONTENTS .
... Reception - Addresses to him - His Answers Negotiations with the Indians - Treaty with the Creeks- War with the Wabash and Miamis Tribes - General Har mar's Expedition - Saint Clair defeated - General Wayne victorious CONTENTS .
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