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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... campaign of 1776 , instead of re - enforcing , it was necessary to re - create the army ; and we have already seen how much these raw troops were weakened by the enemy , by the small - pox , and by other diseases 2 THE LIFE OF.
... campaign of 1776 , instead of re - enforcing , it was necessary to re - create the army ; and we have already seen how much these raw troops were weakened by the enemy , by the small - pox , and by other diseases 2 THE LIFE OF.
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... necessary to strengthen them by such large draughts from the army designed to act under general Washington , as to compel him to rely so much upon militia , that he was exposed to the most serious hazards . The command of this ...
... necessary to strengthen them by such large draughts from the army designed to act under general Washington , as to compel him to rely so much upon militia , that he was exposed to the most serious hazards . The command of this ...
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... necessary materials for ship building , or workmen to construct the vessels . The carpenters were generally employed in the seaport towns , and could not easily be prevailed on to transfer themselves to the lakes . The heavy materials ...
... necessary materials for ship building , or workmen to construct the vessels . The carpenters were generally employed in the seaport towns , and could not easily be prevailed on to transfer themselves to the lakes . The heavy materials ...
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... necessary to stop those which were on their march , at Skeenesborough . The mortality produced by this , and other diseases , was such , that the northern army did not exhibit the force which congress had designed to give it ; and , in ...
... necessary to stop those which were on their march , at Skeenesborough . The mortality produced by this , and other diseases , was such , that the northern army did not exhibit the force which congress had designed to give it ; and , in ...
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... necessary to the main- tenance of their friendship , trade was opened with them , and congress determined to supply them , if possible , with those European articles which from congress had become necessaries . These supplies being ...
... necessary to the main- tenance of their friendship , trade was opened with them , and congress determined to supply them , if possible , with those European articles which from congress had become necessaries . These supplies being ...
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