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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... road to peace , but that which might be opened with the sword . Where the previous measures of the conti- nental and local governments had been cordially and generally supported , the public mind was completely prepared for this . In ...
... road to peace , but that which might be opened with the sword . Where the previous measures of the conti- nental and local governments had been cordially and generally supported , the public mind was completely prepared for this . In ...
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... road leading from Ridgefield to Norwalk , next morning about ten o'clock . There he was informed of the hasty retreat of general Tryon , and despair- " ing of overtaking him , returned to Peck's - Kill 92 THE LIFE OF.
... road leading from Ridgefield to Norwalk , next morning about ten o'clock . There he was informed of the hasty retreat of general Tryon , and despair- " ing of overtaking him , returned to Peck's - Kill 92 THE LIFE OF.
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... road leading through Brunswick to Philadelphia . This position was recommended by many con- siderations . It afforded to It afforded to Philadelphia the same protection which could have been given by his army on the west side of the ...
... road leading through Brunswick to Philadelphia . This position was recommended by many con- siderations . It afforded to It afforded to Philadelphia the same protection which could have been given by his army on the west side of the ...
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... road leading to Philadel- phia , and about ten miles from Brunswick . To this place , general Washington repaired in per- son on the 28th of May . This camp , naturally very defensible from the extreme difficulty with which it could be ...
... road leading to Philadel- phia , and about ten miles from Brunswick . To this place , general Washington repaired in per- son on the 28th of May . This camp , naturally very defensible from the extreme difficulty with which it could be ...
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... roads leading from Brunswick towards Millstone , Princeton , and the country generally through which it would be ... road to the east of that taken by lord Cornwallis . This movement is stated by sir William Howe to have been made ...
... roads leading from Brunswick towards Millstone , Princeton , and the country generally through which it would be ... road to the east of that taken by lord Cornwallis . This movement is stated by sir William Howe to have been made ...
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