Life of George Washington...J. Stockdale, 1808 - 560 Seiten |
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... army being strengthened by the arrival of Morgan's riflemen , from Virginia , and of a Bumber of regiments from Connecticut and · Rhode - island , General Washington detached Colo- nel 50 LIFE OF WASHINGTON . [ 1775 .
... army being strengthened by the arrival of Morgan's riflemen , from Virginia , and of a Bumber of regiments from Connecticut and · Rhode - island , General Washington detached Colo- nel 50 LIFE OF WASHINGTON . [ 1775 .
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Aaron Bancroft. · Rhode - island , General Washington detached Colo- nel Arnold [ SEPT . 1775 ] with a thousand men , by the rivers Kennebeck and St. Francis , to co - ope- rate with General Montgomery in Canada ; and , if possible , to ...
Aaron Bancroft. · Rhode - island , General Washington detached Colo- nel Arnold [ SEPT . 1775 ] with a thousand men , by the rivers Kennebeck and St. Francis , to co - ope- rate with General Montgomery in Canada ; and , if possible , to ...
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... detachment marched from Rox- bury , over the neck , and , without discovery , took possession of the heights . General Ward , who commanded the division of the army in Roxbury , had , fortunately , provided fascines , before the re ...
... detachment marched from Rox- bury , over the neck , and , without discovery , took possession of the heights . General Ward , who commanded the division of the army in Roxbury , had , fortunately , provided fascines , before the re ...
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... detachment consisting of three thousand men fell down to Castle Island , now Fort Inde- pendence , a position which would facilitate the attack on the next morning ; but a violent storm , during the night , deranged the plan , and ...
... detachment consisting of three thousand men fell down to Castle Island , now Fort Inde- pendence , a position which would facilitate the attack on the next morning ; but a violent storm , during the night , deranged the plan , and ...
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... York was their object : On this supposition , he detached se- veral brigades of his army to that city , before the evacuation of Boston . General Howe remained a number of days in Nanta ket 1776. ] 69 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... York was their object : On this supposition , he detached se- veral brigades of his army to that city , before the evacuation of Boston . General Howe remained a number of days in Nanta ket 1776. ] 69 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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