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 2 |
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The first moments after his arrival in camp were employed by the Commander in
Chief in reconnoitring the enemy , and examining the strength and situation of the
American troops . The main body of the British ariny , under the immediate ...
The first moments after his arrival in camp were employed by the Commander in
Chief in reconnoitring the enemy , and examining the strength and situation of the
American troops . The main body of the British ariny , under the immediate ...
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The General found himself at the head of about fourteen thousand five hundred
men , with whom he had to defend this extensive camp , and to continue the
blockade of the enemy on the land side . This force was by no means so
cunsiderable ...
The General found himself at the head of about fourteen thousand five hundred
men , with whom he had to defend this extensive camp , and to continue the
blockade of the enemy on the land side . This force was by no means so
cunsiderable ...
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The stores were misapplied , or wasted ; no sort of subordination , or camp
discipline , was observed ; and it can scarcely be doubted , that had the enemy
been in a condition to attempt a surprise , Tycolle deroga and Crown Point would
have ...
The stores were misapplied , or wasted ; no sort of subordination , or camp
discipline , was observed ; and it can scarcely be doubted , that had the enemy
been in a condition to attempt a surprise , Tycolle deroga and Crown Point would
have ...
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The approach of Clinton was now discovered by the American left , which
immediately endeavoured to regain the camp at Brooklyn . They were re tiring
from the woods by regiments , with their cannon , when they encountered the
front of the ...
The approach of Clinton was now discovered by the American left , which
immediately endeavoured to regain the camp at Brooklyn . They were re tiring
from the woods by regiments , with their cannon , when they encountered the
front of the ...
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The time the latter is in pay , before and after they are in camp ; assembling and
marching ; the waste of ammunition ; the consumption of stores , which , in spite
of every resolution and requisition of Congress , they must be furnished with , or ...
The time the latter is in pay , before and after they are in camp ; assembling and
marching ; the waste of ammunition ; the consumption of stores , which , in spite
of every resolution and requisition of Congress , they must be furnished with , or ...
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| Titel | 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 ..., Band 2 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, John Marshall |
| Autor/in | John Marshall |
| Verlag | R. Phillips, 1804 |
| Original von | Harvard University |
| Digitalisiert | 16. Jan. 2009 |
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