The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States. Compiled Under the Inspection of the Hon. Bushrod Washington from Original Papers ... to which is Prefixed, an Introduction Containing a Compendious View of the Colonies Planted by the English on the Continent of North America, Band 2Richard Phillips, 1804 |
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... Arms and Ammunition . Falmouth burned . Success of the American Cruiz- ers . Distress of the British from the Want of fresh Provisions . Difficulty of re - enlisting the Army . Plans for attacking Boston . Possession taken of the ...
... Arms and Ammunition . Falmouth burned . Success of the American Cruiz- ers . Distress of the British from the Want of fresh Provisions . Difficulty of re - enlisting the Army . Plans for attacking Boston . Possession taken of the ...
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... arm's length . I lay this down as a trial for both , to see which will have the greatest regard to it , and that side we will stand by , and make equal sharers with us . Our brothers , the English , have heard this , and I come now to ...
... arm's length . I lay this down as a trial for both , to see which will have the greatest regard to it , and that side we will stand by , and make equal sharers with us . Our brothers , the English , have heard this , and I come now to ...
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... arms to fire through . There are eight six - pound pieces mounted in each bastion , and one piece of four - pound before the gate . In the bastions are a guard- house , chapel , doctor's lodging , and the commander's private store ...
... arms to fire through . There are eight six - pound pieces mounted in each bastion , and one piece of four - pound before the gate . In the bastions are a guard- house , chapel , doctor's lodging , and the commander's private store ...
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... arms and baggage ; and to march without molestation into the inhabited parts of Virginia . The capitulation being in French , a language not understood by Colonel Washington or any of his party , and drawn up in the night un- der ...
... arms and baggage ; and to march without molestation into the inhabited parts of Virginia . The capitulation being in French , a language not understood by Colonel Washington or any of his party , and drawn up in the night un- der ...
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... arms , Colonel Washington pos- sessed too entirely the proud and punctilious feel- ings of a soldier to submit to a degradation so humi- liating as this . Professing his unabated inclination to continue in the service , he retired ...
... arms , Colonel Washington pos- sessed too entirely the proud and punctilious feel- ings of a soldier to submit to a degradation so humi- liating as this . Professing his unabated inclination to continue in the service , he retired ...
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