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 fire was immediately returned , and a skirmish ensued , in which the regulars
were worsted , and compelled to retreat with some loss . The country was now
generally alarmed , and the people rushed from every quarter to the scene of ...
The fire was immediately returned , and a skirmish ensued , in which the regulars
were worsted , and compelled to retreat with some loss . The country was now
generally alarmed , and the people rushed from every quarter to the scene of ...
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... while , on the part of the Americans , ' numerous depositions were taken , all
proving that , both at Lexington and the bridge near Concord , the first fire was
received by them , The statements made by the Americans are ren . dered
probable ...
... while , on the part of the Americans , ' numerous depositions were taken , all
proving that , both at Lexington and the bridge near Concord , the first fire was
received by them , The statements made by the Americans are ren . dered
probable ...
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Bushrod Washington from Original Papers ... to which is Prefixed John Marshall.
pieces of artillery , which had been brought to bear on the breast - work , raked it
from end to end , The cross fire too fron the ships and floating batteries not only ...
Bushrod Washington from Original Papers ... to which is Prefixed John Marshall.
pieces of artillery , which had been brought to bear on the breast - work , raked it
from end to end , The cross fire too fron the ships and floating batteries not only ...
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I could have cut off both guards , and then have set fire to the block - house ,
destroyed the stores , and starved the people here . But I hope to get the better of
this inattention . The officers and men are all good looking people , and I really ...
I could have cut off both guards , and then have set fire to the block - house ,
destroyed the stores , and starved the people here . But I hope to get the better of
this inattention . The officers and men are all good looking people , and I really ...
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A few of the bolder among the front files ascenda ed * the ladders under this
deadly fire , and saw on the other side of the barriea le double ranks of soldiers ,
who , with their inuskets planted on the ground , prescribed herges of bayonets to
...
A few of the bolder among the front files ascenda ed * the ladders under this
deadly fire , and saw on the other side of the barriea le double ranks of soldiers ,
who , with their inuskets planted on the ground , prescribed herges of bayonets to
...
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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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