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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The spirit incident to every league , although the object of the confederation
wasperfectly the same with that pursued by each of its members , could not be
totally inoperative in an empire , where , notwithstanding the ex - . istence of a
head ...
The spirit incident to every league , although the object of the confederation
wasperfectly the same with that pursued by each of its members , could not be
totally inoperative in an empire , where , notwithstanding the ex - . istence of a
head ...
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II . enemy fell in with one of the light parties 1777 . detached to watch their
motions ; and notice being thus received of this movement , general Washington
immediately penetrated its object , and discerned his danger . The whole army
was ...
II . enemy fell in with one of the light parties 1777 . detached to watch their
motions ; and notice being thus received of this movement , general Washington
immediately penetrated its object , and discerned his danger . The whole army
was ...
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It served to confirm the opinion , either that Philadelphia was the object , or that
general Howe had put to sea with the fleet , merely to draw him from the North
river , after which he would suddenly return , and by a rapid movement seize the
...
It served to confirm the opinion , either that Philadelphia was the object , or that
general Howe had put to sea with the fleet , merely to draw him from the North
river , after which he would suddenly return , and by a rapid movement seize the
...
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It is true , that sir Henry Clinton effected what he states to have been his principal
object , which was to save his baggage . But when it is recollected , that the
general officers of the American army had , in full council , decided against
hazarding ...
It is true , that sir Henry Clinton effected what he states to have been his principal
object , which was to save his baggage . But when it is recollected , that the
general officers of the American army had , in full council , decided against
hazarding ...
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It was supposed , however , that a detachment of two thousand men might be
spared for this object . These , with as many Canadians as would join them , were
to proceed up Cadaroqui and take a post defensible by about three hundred men
...
It was supposed , however , that a detachment of two thousand men might be
spared for this object . These , with as many Canadians as would join them , were
to proceed up Cadaroqui and take a post defensible by about three hundred men
...
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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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