Life of George Washington...J. Stockdale, 1808 - 560 Seiten |
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... army , and fur- nish the men with tents . There were no considerable magazines of provisions , and few tools suitable . for the work of fortification . The men who com- posed the army were raised by different states , on short ...
... army , and fur- nish the men with tents . There were no considerable magazines of provisions , and few tools suitable . for the work of fortification . The men who com- posed the army were raised by different states , on short ...
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... army was posted at Roxbury , Cambridge , and on Winter and Prospect Hills , in front of Bunker's Hill . These ... army , the General at- tempted a better organization of the troops . He formed them into three divisions ; the division at ...
... army was posted at Roxbury , Cambridge , and on Winter and Prospect Hills , in front of Bunker's Hill . These ... army , the General at- tempted a better organization of the troops . He formed them into three divisions ; the division at ...
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... army . In a letter to Congress on this subject he ob- serves , " I should be extremely deficient of gratitude , as well as justice , if I did not take the first op- portunity to acknowledge the readiness and atten- tion which the ...
... army . In a letter to Congress on this subject he ob- serves , " I should be extremely deficient of gratitude , as well as justice , if I did not take the first op- portunity to acknowledge the readiness and atten- tion which the ...
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... army , while we have the enemy in view , and are daily in expectation of an attack ; but it is of so much importance , that every effort will be made that time and circumstances will admit . In the mean time , I have a sincere pleasure ...
... army , while we have the enemy in view , and are daily in expectation of an attack ; but it is of so much importance , that every effort will be made that time and circumstances will admit . In the mean time , I have a sincere pleasure ...
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... army for their protection . He was embarrassed by repeated requisitions of this nature . To make the required detachments , would expose the main army to inevitable destruction ; and to deny the requests , would occasion ...
... army for their protection . He was embarrassed by repeated requisitions of this nature . To make the required detachments , would expose the main army to inevitable destruction ; and to deny the requests , would occasion ...
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