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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WHILE with forces constantly inferior to those of the enemy , general Washington
kept up in the middle states , without essential loss , a stubborn though unequal
conflict ; events of great variety , and of the deepest interest , were passing in the
...
WHILE with forces constantly inferior to those of the enemy , general Washington
kept up in the middle states , without essential loss , a stubborn though unequal
conflict ; events of great variety , and of the deepest interest , were passing in the
...
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The enemy having left a battalion at the pass CHAP . ... out as strong parties as
his situation would ' admit , for the purpose of harassing them in their march
through the defiles of the mountains , many of which , however , were already
passed .
The enemy having left a battalion at the pass CHAP . ... out as strong parties as
his situation would ' admit , for the purpose of harassing them in their march
through the defiles of the mountains , many of which , however , were already
passed .
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These bills passed both houses of parliament without any considerable
opposition . As intelligence was received by the minister , about the time of their
being introduced , that a treaty had taken place between the United States and
France ...
These bills passed both houses of parliament without any considerable
opposition . As intelligence was received by the minister , about the time of their
being introduced , that a treaty had taken place between the United States and
France ...
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... although his judgment , as was afterwards stated by himself on an inquiry into
his conduct , disapproved of it ; there being a morass immediately in his rear ,
which could not be passed without difficulty , and which would necessarily
impede ...
... although his judgment , as was afterwards stated by himself on an inquiry into
his conduct , disapproved of it ; there being a morass immediately in his rear ,
which could not be passed without difficulty , and which would necessarily
impede ...
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Congress was highly gratified with the suc - The thanks cess which attended their
arms at Monmouth . presented In a resolution which passed unanimously , their
thanks were given to general Washington , duct in the for the activity with which ...
Congress was highly gratified with the suc - The thanks cess which attended their
arms at Monmouth . presented In a resolution which passed unanimously , their
thanks were given to general Washington , duct in the for the activity with which ...
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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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