Life of George Washington...J. Stockdale, 1808 - 560 Seiten |
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... British navy . His views in this instance were defeated by the anxiety of an affectionate mother . At a time when the militia was to be trained for actual service , at nineteen he was appointed one of the adjutant generals of Virginia ...
... British navy . His views in this instance were defeated by the anxiety of an affectionate mother . At a time when the militia was to be trained for actual service , at nineteen he was appointed one of the adjutant generals of Virginia ...
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... British colonies in North America . Her officers were directed to establish a line of posts from the lakes to the Ohio . This tract of country , the English held to be within the boundaries of Virginia . Mr. Dinwid- die , then the ...
... British colonies in North America . Her officers were directed to establish a line of posts from the lakes to the Ohio . This tract of country , the English held to be within the boundaries of Virginia . Mr. Dinwid- die , then the ...
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... British crown . They em- powered the executive of the Colony to raise a regiment to consist of three hundred men . Mr. Fry , a gentleman acquainted with the western country , was appointed to command it , and the commission of ...
... British crown . They em- powered the executive of the Colony to raise a regiment to consist of three hundred men . Mr. Fry , a gentleman acquainted with the western country , was appointed to command it , and the commission of ...
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... British troops , one from South Carolina , and the other from New York , also joined the regiment at the Great Meadows , making a force of four hundred effective men . The regular captains reluctantly placed themselves under the command ...
... British troops , one from South Carolina , and the other from New York , also joined the regiment at the Great Meadows , making a force of four hundred effective men . The regular captains reluctantly placed themselves under the command ...
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... British Admiral of that name . On ' this estate he resolved to devote his life to agri- . cultural and philosophic pursuits , a resolution that he did not long retain , MARCH , 1755. ] In the spring Gen Braddock , who commanded two British ...
... British Admiral of that name . On ' this estate he resolved to devote his life to agri- . cultural and philosophic pursuits , a resolution that he did not long retain , MARCH , 1755. ] In the spring Gen Braddock , who commanded two British ...
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