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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Independent of this temporary effect , the English derived permanent advantage ,
and the Americans sustained lasting inconvenience from the possession of this
post by the former . The American ships of war and privateers had greatly ...
Independent of this temporary effect , the English derived permanent advantage ,
and the Americans sustained lasting inconvenience from the possession of this
post by the former . The American ships of war and privateers had greatly ...
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22 . him , general Howe now determined to cross . the Schuylkill and take
possession of Philadelphia . In the afternoon , he ordered a detachment to cross
at Fatland ford , which was on his right , and some time afterwards , another de ...
22 . him , general Howe now determined to cross . the Schuylkill and take
possession of Philadelphia . In the afternoon , he ordered a detachment to cross
at Fatland ford , which was on his right , and some time afterwards , another de ...
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Generales out molestation by lord Cornwallis at the head possession of of the
British and Hessian grenadiers , on the 26th of September . On the first
notification of the defeat of the American army at Brandywine , congress had fixed
on ...
Generales out molestation by lord Cornwallis at the head possession of of the
British and Hessian grenadiers , on the 26th of September . On the first
notification of the defeat of the American army at Brandywine , congress had fixed
on ...
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the water being possessed by the enemy , as to have made great exertions to
gain an ascendency on that element ... been commenced above Philadelphia ,
but were not - entirely completed when the enemy obtained possession of the
river .
the water being possessed by the enemy , as to have made great exertions to
gain an ascendency on that element ... been commenced above Philadelphia ,
but were not - entirely completed when the enemy obtained possession of the
river .
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X . We have already seen that ' congress , actuated 1779 . by their wishes rather
than governed by a temperate calculation of the means in their possession , had ,
in the preceding winter , without consulting the commander in chief , planned a ...
X . We have already seen that ' congress , actuated 1779 . by their wishes rather
than governed by a temperate calculation of the means in their possession , had ,
in the preceding winter , without consulting the commander in chief , planned a ...
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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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