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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II . ducing general Washington to quit his fortified · 1777 . camp at Middlebrook ,
and approach the Delaware , in which event , he expected to bring on a general
engagement on ground less disadvan . tageous than that now occupied by the ...
II . ducing general Washington to quit his fortified · 1777 . camp at Middlebrook ,
and approach the Delaware , in which event , he expected to bring on a general
engagement on ground less disadvan . tageous than that now occupied by the ...
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IV . place of greater security , to be erected for 1777 . the troops ; and the
meadow banks , from the mouth of the Schuylkill up to the mouth of Hollander ' s
creek , to be cut in several places , so as to inundate the adjacent ground , and
stop the ...
IV . place of greater security , to be erected for 1777 . the troops ; and the
meadow banks , from the mouth of the Schuylkill up to the mouth of Hollander ' s
creek , to be cut in several places , so as to inundate the adjacent ground , and
stop the ...
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He was encamped on the high grounds about Monmouth court house , having
his right flank in the skirt of a small wood ... circumstances , general Washington
determined to attack their rear the mo . ment they should move from their ground .
He was encamped on the high grounds about Monmouth court house , having
his right flank in the skirt of a small wood ... circumstances , general Washington
determined to attack their rear the mo . ment they should move from their ground .
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... rode forward ; and about noon , after the army had marched about five miles ,
to his utter astonishment and mortification , met the advanced corps retiring
before the enemy , without having made a single effort to i maintain their ground .
... rode forward ; and about noon , after the army had marched about five miles ,
to his utter astonishment and mortification , met the advanced corps retiring
before the enemy , without having made a single effort to i maintain their ground .
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General Greene had advanced a body of troops with artillery to a commanding
piece of ground in his front , which not only disappointed their design of turning
the right , but severely enfiladed the party which yet remained in front of the left ...
General Greene had advanced a body of troops with artillery to a commanding
piece of ground in his front , which not only disappointed their design of turning
the right , but severely enfiladed the party which yet remained in front of the left ...
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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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