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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Unable longer to maintain the action , and determined not to fall into the hands of
the enemy , Arnold ran the . remaining vessels on shore , in such a manner as to
land their crews in safety ; after which , he blew them up , and saved his men ...
Unable longer to maintain the action , and determined not to fall into the hands of
the enemy , Arnold ran the . remaining vessels on shore , in such a manner as to
land their crews in safety ; after which , he blew them up , and saved his men ...
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These causes rendered the army unfit to make a forced march against the enemy
, and determined the council of war which was assembled on the occasion , as
they had already determined the commander in chief , to remain on his present ...
These causes rendered the army unfit to make a forced march against the enemy
, and determined the council of war which was assembled on the occasion , as
they had already determined the commander in chief , to remain on his present ...
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V . for four days past to diminish the ration issued 1777 . to his soldiers , the
British general determined to make one more trial of strength with his adversary .
A victory might enable him to advance rapidly down the river ; even partial
success ...
V . for four days past to diminish the ration issued 1777 . to his soldiers , the
British general determined to make one more trial of strength with his adversary .
A victory might enable him to advance rapidly down the river ; even partial
success ...
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All those affections which parts of the same empire should feel for each other had
been eradicated by a distressing war ; the great body of the nation was
determined , at every sacrifice , to maintain its independence ; and the treaty with
France ...
All those affections which parts of the same empire should feel for each other had
been eradicated by a distressing war ; the great body of the nation was
determined , at every sacrifice , to maintain its independence ; and the treaty with
France ...
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In a letter from general Conway to general Gates , he says , heaven has been
determined to save yourcountry ; or a weak general and bad counsellors would
have ruined it . I am , sir , & c . " . * One of whom , by the by , he was . · Neither the
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In a letter from general Conway to general Gates , he says , heaven has been
determined to save yourcountry ; or a weak general and bad counsellors would
have ruined it . I am , sir , & c . " . * One of whom , by the by , he was . · Neither the
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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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