Life of George Washington...J. Stockdale, 1808 - 560 Seiten |
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... retired within the inner in- trenchments . The enemy pressed forward with undaunted bravery , and the Americans poured upon them a deadly fire . Count Donop was him- self mortally wounded at the head of his gallant corps ; the second in ...
... retired within the inner in- trenchments . The enemy pressed forward with undaunted bravery , and the Americans poured upon them a deadly fire . Count Donop was him- self mortally wounded at the head of his gallant corps ; the second in ...
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... retired to rest . " . His friend , Mr. Patrick Henry , then Governor of Virginia , informed him of the intrigues that were going on in his native state . To which he replied : ******** " The anonymous letter with which you were pleased ...
... retired to rest . " . His friend , Mr. Patrick Henry , then Governor of Virginia , informed him of the intrigues that were going on in his native state . To which he replied : ******** " The anonymous letter with which you were pleased ...
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... retire from its service . " This attempt in the officers to justify their con- duct placed General Washington in a very critical and delicate situation . Severe measures , he ap- prehended , would probably drive the whole Jersey brigade ...
... retire from its service . " This attempt in the officers to justify their con- duct placed General Washington in a very critical and delicate situation . Severe measures , he ap- prehended , would probably drive the whole Jersey brigade ...
Seite 228
... retired to the high lands . General Clinton erected the fort anew with superior fortifications , and placed a re- spectable garrison in it , under the command of a brigadier general . Congress embraced this occasion , by an unani- mous ...
... retired to the high lands . General Clinton erected the fort anew with superior fortifications , and placed a re- spectable garrison in it , under the command of a brigadier general . Congress embraced this occasion , by an unani- mous ...
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... retire ; we should not have seen New York left with a handful of men , yet an overmatch for the main army of these states , while the principal part of their force was detached for the reduction of two of them ; we should not have found ...
... retire ; we should not have seen New York left with a handful of men , yet an overmatch for the main army of these states , while the principal part of their force was detached for the reduction of two of them ; we should not have found ...
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