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 3 |
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Lord Cornwallis attacks Maxwell ' s corps and compels them to retreat . . . . The
American army defeated at Brandywine , and retreat to Chester . . . . After a slight
skirmish compelled again to retire , cross the Schuylkill and proceed to French ...
Lord Cornwallis attacks Maxwell ' s corps and compels them to retreat . . . . The
American army defeated at Brandywine , and retreat to Chester . . . . After a slight
skirmish compelled again to retire , cross the Schuylkill and proceed to French ...
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Three 1777 . of these were allotted colonel Ogden who com . manded one
detachment intended to attack colonel Lawrence , who lay near the old Blazing
Star ferry , and colonels Dungan , and Allen , who lay about two miles from each
other ...
Three 1777 . of these were allotted colonel Ogden who com . manded one
detachment intended to attack colonel Lawrence , who lay near the old Blazing
Star ferry , and colonels Dungan , and Allen , who lay about two miles from each
other ...
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It was proposed , if practicable , to surprise the camp at Germantown , and to
attack both wings in front and rear at the same instant . The divisions of Sullivan
and Wayne , flanked by Conway ' s brigade , were to march down the main road ...
It was proposed , if practicable , to surprise the camp at Germantown , and to
attack both wings in front and rear at the same instant . The divisions of Sullivan
and Wayne , flanked by Conway ' s brigade , were to march down the main road ...
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IV . to command Webb ' s ferry , which were attacked 1777 . by commodore
Hazlewood , and silenced ; but the next night ... erected for defence on that
quarter , they were enabled to throw shot and shells directly Attack upon into the
barracks .
IV . to command Webb ' s ferry , which were attacked 1777 . by commodore
Hazlewood , and silenced ; but the next night ... erected for defence on that
quarter , they were enabled to throw shot and shells directly Attack upon into the
barracks .
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It was a part of the plan that , so soon as the attack should be made by colonel
count Donop , a heavy cannonade on fort Mifflin should commence from the
batteries on the Pennsylvania shore , and that the Vigilant , a ship of war , should
pass ...
It was a part of the plan that , so soon as the attack should be made by colonel
count Donop , a heavy cannonade on fort Mifflin should commence from the
batteries on the Pennsylvania shore , and that the Vigilant , a ship of war , should
pass ...
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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 3 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 | Richard Phillips, 1804 |
| Original von | Columbia University |
| Digitalisiert | 8. Dez. 2009 |
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