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 Honourable 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, from Their Settlement to the Commencement of that War which Terminated in Their Independence, Band 2 |
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The people either abandoned the country , or attempted to secure themselves in
small stockade forts , where they were in great distress for provisions , arms , and
ammunition ; were often surrounded and sometimes cut off . With this state of ...
The people either abandoned the country , or attempted to secure themselves in
small stockade forts , where they were in great distress for provisions , arms , and
ammunition ; were often surrounded and sometimes cut off . With this state of ...
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III . after which , general Gage published a procla1775 . mation , declaring martial
law to be in force , and offering pardon to those who would lay down their arms
and submit to the king , with the exception of Samuel Adams and John Hancock .
III . after which , general Gage published a procla1775 . mation , declaring martial
law to be in force , and offering pardon to those who would lay down their arms
and submit to the king , with the exception of Samuel Adams and John Hancock .
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The soldiers had brought with them into service their own arms , a practice at all
times inconvenient , as they will be of different caliber ; yet it was deemed
necessary to retain at a valuation , for the new army , those belonging to men
who would ...
The soldiers had brought with them into service their own arms , a practice at all
times inconvenient , as they will be of different caliber ; yet it was deemed
necessary to retain at a valuation , for the new army , those belonging to men
who would ...
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The condition of the troops in respect to arms , was almost equally critical . The
soldiers composing the first army had generally brought with them into the field
their own fire arms . Indifferent as those were , it was necessary to retain , at least
...
The condition of the troops in respect to arms , was almost equally critical . The
soldiers composing the first army had generally brought with them into the field
their own fire arms . Indifferent as those were , it was necessary to retain , at least
...
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... of arms ; totally unacquainted with every kind of military skill ; which , being
followed by a want of confidence in themselves , when opposed to troops
regularly trained , disciplined , and appointed ; superior in knowledge and
superior in arms ...
... of arms ; totally unacquainted with every kind of military skill ; which , being
followed by a want of confidence in themselves , when opposed to troops
regularly trained , disciplined , and appointed ; superior in knowledge and
superior in arms ...
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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 Honourable Bushrod Washington, from Original Papers ... to which is ..., 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 Honourable 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, from Their Settlement to the Commencement of that War which Terminated in Their Independence, Bushrod Washington |
| Autor/in | John Marshall |
| Verlag | C.P. Wayne., 1804 |
| Original von | New York Public Library |
| Digitalisiert | 21. Juli 2007 |
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