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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Had this plan succeeded , the British army in Boston must have been entirely
destroyed . Of its success General Washington entertained the most sanguine
sanguine hopes , and very greatly regretted the storm which 366 THE LIFE OF.
Had this plan succeeded , the British army in Boston must have been entirely
destroyed . Of its success General Washington entertained the most sanguine
sanguine hopes , and very greatly regretted the storm which 366 THE LIFE OF.
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A sentinel , on being informed I was in the boat , quitted his post to go and awake
the guard , consisting of three men , in which he had no success . I walked up ,
and came to another , a serjeant ' s guard . Here the sentinel challenged , but ...
A sentinel , on being informed I was in the boat , quitted his post to go and awake
the guard , consisting of three men , in which he had no success . I walked up ,
and came to another , a serjeant ' s guard . Here the sentinel challenged , but ...
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Montgomery , who , notwithstanding the disticulties he experienced from his
troops , was pres . sing the siege of St . John ' s with great vigour , ada vanced his
works very near the fort , when the account of the success at Longuid reached
him .
Montgomery , who , notwithstanding the disticulties he experienced from his
troops , was pres . sing the siege of St . John ' s with great vigour , ada vanced his
works very near the fort , when the account of the success at Longuid reached
him .
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In war , the success of the most judicious plans often depends on accidents not to
be foreseen orcontroled . Seldom has the truth of this position been more clearly
demonstrated , than in the issue of the expedition conducted by Colonel Arnold ...
In war , the success of the most judicious plans often depends on accidents not to
be foreseen orcontroled . Seldom has the truth of this position been more clearly
demonstrated , than in the issue of the expedition conducted by Colonel Arnold ...
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It was a bold , and at one period promised to be a successful effort to annex that
extensive province to the United ... in the assault of the thirty - first of December ; it
is probable the espedition would have been crowned with complete success .
It was a bold , and at one period promised to be a successful effort to annex that
extensive province to the United ... in the assault of the thirty - first of December ; it
is probable the espedition would have been crowned with complete success .
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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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