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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That part of it which lay about Roxbury , constituted the right wing , which was
now commanded by Major General Ward : those troops about Mystic , or Medford
River , formed the left ; which , was placed under the command of Major General
...
That part of it which lay about Roxbury , constituted the right wing , which was
now commanded by Major General Ward : those troops about Mystic , or Medford
River , formed the left ; which , was placed under the command of Major General
...
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... on which it was unsafe to rely ; and Arnoid , on whom the command now
devolved , remained undisturbed , except by occasional sorties made by small
parties , which always retreated precipitately under their guns as soon as he
advanced .
... on which it was unsafe to rely ; and Arnoid , on whom the command now
devolved , remained undisturbed , except by occasional sorties made by small
parties , which always retreated precipitately under their guns as soon as he
advanced .
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Meanwhile General Gates was ordered to take the command of this army , which
was directed to be reinforced with six thousand militia . Of these , three thousand
were to be furnished by Massachussetts , fifteen hundred by Connecticut ...
Meanwhile General Gates was ordered to take the command of this army , which
was directed to be reinforced with six thousand militia . Of these , three thousand
were to be furnished by Massachussetts , fifteen hundred by Connecticut ...
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It seems then to have been an enterprise requiring means beyond those in the
command of Congress ; and the strength exhausted on it , would have been more
judiciously employed in preparing to secure the command of the lakes and the ...
It seems then to have been an enterprise requiring means beyond those in the
command of Congress ; and the strength exhausted on it , would have been more
judiciously employed in preparing to secure the command of the lakes and the ...
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The right or rear division remained a few days about Kingsbridge , under the
command of General Lee , in order to cover and secure the heavy baggage and
military stores , which , in consequence of the extreme difficulty of obtaining
waggons ...
The right or rear division remained a few days about Kingsbridge , under the
command of General Lee , in order to cover and secure the heavy baggage and
military stores , which , in consequence of the extreme difficulty of obtaining
waggons ...
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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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