Life of George Washington...J. Stockdale, 1808 - 560 Seiten |
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... Washington appointed Commander in Chief of the American Forces - His opinion of Public Measures - His Indisposition and Death - Conclusion 473 LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON . CHAPTER I. His Birth - CONTENTS .
... Washington appointed Commander in Chief of the American Forces - His opinion of Public Measures - His Indisposition and Death - Conclusion 473 LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON . CHAPTER I. His Birth - CONTENTS .
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Aaron Bancroft. LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON . CHAPTER I. His Birth - Education - Appointed an Adjutant General of the militia - His embassy to the Ohio - Commissioned as Lieute- nant - Colonel of a regular regiment - Surprises a detachment ...
Aaron Bancroft. LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON . CHAPTER I. His Birth - Education - Appointed an Adjutant General of the militia - His embassy to the Ohio - Commissioned as Lieute- nant - Colonel of a regular regiment - Surprises a detachment ...
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... Washington took a horse , and on the 16th January , 1754 , reached Williamsburg , and made report of his proceedings . The fatigue and danger of this mission , are not easily conceived by persons in the bosom of civi- lized life ...
... Washington took a horse , and on the 16th January , 1754 , reached Williamsburg , and made report of his proceedings . The fatigue and danger of this mission , are not easily conceived by persons in the bosom of civi- lized life ...
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... Colonel Washington , under the guidance of the Indians , set out in a dark rainy night , and sur- rounded the encampment . At day - break his men fired , and rushed upon the French , being completely surprised , they surrendered . One ...
... Colonel Washington , under the guidance of the Indians , set out in a dark rainy night , and sur- rounded the encampment . At day - break his men fired , and rushed upon the French , being completely surprised , they surrendered . One ...
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... Colonel Washington . For the security of their stores he erected a small stockade , and then marched towards Fort du Quesne , to dislodge the French . At the foot of Laurel Hill , thirteen miles on the way , he was met by a number of ...
... Colonel Washington . For the security of their stores he erected a small stockade , and then marched towards Fort du Quesne , to dislodge the French . At the foot of Laurel Hill , thirteen miles on the way , he was met by a number of ...
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