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 east end of Long island is deeply intersected by a bay , on the north side of
which had been a small foraging party , against which the expedition was in part
directed , but they had marched to New York two days before . Here , however ...
The east end of Long island is deeply intersected by a bay , on the north side of
which had been a small foraging party , against which the expedition was in part
directed , but they had marched to New York two days before . Here , however ...
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Light parties were detached to watch the CHAP . III . enemy in every direction ,
and to give the 1777 . earliest intelligence of their movements . On receiving , in
the morning of the 11th , soon after day , information that the whole Bri . tish army
...
Light parties were detached to watch the CHAP . III . enemy in every direction ,
and to give the 1777 . earliest intelligence of their movements . On receiving , in
the morning of the 11th , soon after day , information that the whole Bri . tish army
...
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The enemy had constructed a bridge over the Schuylkill with . in four miles of the
Bell tavern ; and , conse . quently , on their first alarm in Province island it would
be in their power to throw a body of troops into the rear of the American party ...
The enemy had constructed a bridge over the Schuylkill with . in four miles of the
Bell tavern ; and , conse . quently , on their first alarm in Province island it would
be in their power to throw a body of troops into the rear of the American party ...
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A strong party was pushed forward to Three - Mile - Point , and the fleet anchored
just out of reach of the guns of the fort . In the morning of the second of July , an
attempt was made by general St . Clair to secure some cattle and stores at the ...
A strong party was pushed forward to Three - Mile - Point , and the fleet anchored
just out of reach of the guns of the fort . In the morning of the second of July , an
attempt was made by general St . Clair to secure some cattle and stores at the ...
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Here he divided his troops into three parties of about five hundred men each ,
and detached colonel Brown , at the head of one of them , to the north end of lake
George ... Colonel Johnson , at the head of another party , marched towards ...
Here he divided his troops into three parties of about five hundred men each ,
and detached colonel Brown , at the head of one of them , to the north end of lake
George ... Colonel Johnson , at the head of another party , marched towards ...
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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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