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 3C.P. Wayne., 1804 |
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... considerable loss .... The Augusta frigate blows up .... General Washington takes post at White Marsh .... Fort Mifflin evacuated , and possession taken by the British .... Fort Mercer evacuated .... A picket of the enemy attacked and ...
... considerable loss .... The Augusta frigate blows up .... General Washington takes post at White Marsh .... Fort Mifflin evacuated , and possession taken by the British .... Fort Mercer evacuated .... A picket of the enemy attacked and ...
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... considerable talents , who possessed great and deserved influence in the country . General Gates was named to the command of the army of Canada , and on his reaching Ticonderoga , he still claimed the command of the army , though it was ...
... considerable talents , who possessed great and deserved influence in the country . General Gates was named to the command of the army of Canada , and on his reaching Ticonderoga , he still claimed the command of the army , though it was ...
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... considerable fears were entertained of their ability to maintain their ground against the enemy . The British army commanded by general Carleton , in great force , and flushed with victory , was about Montreal and St. Johns ...
... considerable fears were entertained of their ability to maintain their ground against the enemy . The British army commanded by general Carleton , in great force , and flushed with victory , was about Montreal and St. Johns ...
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... considerable distance over land . He afterwards dragged up the rapids of St. Therese and St Johns , thirty long boats , a number of flat boats of con- siderable burden , a gondola weighing thirty tons , with above four hundred batteaux ...
... considerable distance over land . He afterwards dragged up the rapids of St. Therese and St Johns , thirty long boats , a number of flat boats of con- siderable burden , a gondola weighing thirty tons , with above four hundred batteaux ...
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... considerably . Application was made to general Washington for directions for calling in a re - enforcement of militia . That officer had smarted so severely for depending on essential aid from this source , that his opi- nion was ...
... considerably . Application was made to general Washington for directions for calling in a re - enforcement of militia . That officer had smarted so severely for depending on essential aid from this source , that his opi- nion was ...
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advantage American army appeared arms arrival artillery attack attempt body brigade British army Burgoyne camp campaign CHAP circumstances commander in chief commenced commissary conduct congress consequence considerable continental troops continued corps count D'Estaing D'Estaing danger defence Delaware detached directed effect encamped enemy engaged entirely evacuated execution exertions expedition favour Fayette flank fleet forage force fort Edward fort Mifflin France garrison Gates ground Hudson hundred immediately Indians intelligence Jersey lake letter lieutenant colonel lord Cornwallis loss measures ment Mifflin miles military militia movement necessary North North river object officers opinion party passed Peck's-Kill Pennsylvania Philadelphia possession present prisoners provisions quarters re-enforcement rear received Red Bank regiment rendered resolution retreat Rhode Island river road Schuyler Schuylkill sir Henry Clinton sir William soldiers soon Sullivan supplies supposed taken thousand Ticonderoga tion treaty United utmost Washington winter wounded York