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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General Washington commences his march to the Delaware . ... his march to the
ON receiving intelligence that the British 1777 . fleet had sailed from New York ,
the American - army immediately commenced its march in dif - General ferent ...
General Washington commences his march to the Delaware . ... his march to the
ON receiving intelligence that the British 1777 . fleet had sailed from New York ,
the American - army immediately commenced its march in dif - General ferent ...
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He says , that they gave the assailants some very close , and well directed fires ,
which must have done considerable execution ; and that after retreating from the
ground on which the engagement commenced , they formed again at a small ...
He says , that they gave the assailants some very close , and well directed fires ,
which must have done considerable execution ; and that after retreating from the
ground on which the engagement commenced , they formed again at a small ...
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IV . commencing a retreat . 1777 . These embarrassments , arising ... Great efforts
were made to rally the American troops , when this retrograde movement first
commenced , but they were ineffectual . A general confusion prevailed , and the ...
IV . commencing a retreat . 1777 . These embarrassments , arising ... Great efforts
were made to rally the American troops , when this retrograde movement first
commenced , but they were ineffectual . A general confusion prevailed , and the ...
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About nine o ' clock at night , the retreat was commenced , and was effected with
the loss of his hospital , containing about three hundred sick , and of several
batteaux laden with provisions and baggage . His march was marked with a ...
About nine o ' clock at night , the retreat was commenced , and was effected with
the loss of his hospital , containing about three hundred sick , and of several
batteaux laden with provisions and baggage . His march was marked with a ...
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Not long after their commencement , private intelligence was received by the
count De Vergennes , that it was ... that though war was not declared in form , it
had commenced in fact , and he considered the ob . ligations of the treaty of
alliance ...
Not long after their commencement , private intelligence was received by the
count De Vergennes , that it was ... that though war was not declared in form , it
had commenced in fact , and he considered the ob . ligations of the treaty of
alliance ...
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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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