Life of George Washington...J. Stockdale, 1808 - 560 Seiten |
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... attacked by a violent fever ; re- fusing to be left behind , he was carried forward in a covered waggon . All the difficulties arising from the state of the roads , which had been fore- seen by Colonel Washington . were , on the march ...
... attacked by a violent fever ; re- fusing to be left behind , he was carried forward in a covered waggon . All the difficulties arising from the state of the roads , which had been fore- seen by Colonel Washington . were , on the march ...
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... attack them . Governor Dinwiddie was not himself a soldier , nor did he possess a mind to comprehend the nature of this mode of war . Jealous of his prerogative , and ob- stinate in his temper , his orders were often inade- quate to ...
... attack them . Governor Dinwiddie was not himself a soldier , nor did he possess a mind to comprehend the nature of this mode of war . Jealous of his prerogative , and ob- stinate in his temper , his orders were often inade- quate to ...
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... attack , to invade the country , and by ravaging one part , terrify an- other ; that they retreat when our militia assemble , and repeat the stroke as soon as they are dispersed ; that they send down parties in the intermediate time to ...
... attack , to invade the country , and by ravaging one part , terrify an- other ; that they retreat when our militia assemble , and repeat the stroke as soon as they are dispersed ; that they send down parties in the intermediate time to ...
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... attack on the Enemy's Posts me- ditated- Possession taken of the Heights of Dorchester- Boston evacuated . 1759. ] Soon after the resignation of his mili- tary commission , Colonel Washington married Mrs. Martha Custis , a young and ...
... attack on the Enemy's Posts me- ditated- Possession taken of the Heights of Dorchester- Boston evacuated . 1759. ] Soon after the resignation of his mili- tary commission , Colonel Washington married Mrs. Martha Custis , a young and ...
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... 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 in observ- ing that there are materials for a good army ; a great number of ...
... 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 in observ- ing that there are materials for a good army ; a great number of ...
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