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 first of these places is situated on an angle of land covered by rocks and
surrounded on three sides by water . A great part of the fourth side was covered
by a deep morass , and where that fails in the northwest quarter , the old French
lines ...
The first of these places is situated on an angle of land covered by rocks and
surrounded on three sides by water . A great part of the fourth side was covered
by a deep morass , and where that fails in the northwest quarter , the old French
lines ...
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On the lake Champlain side of the bridge ; it was defended by a boom composed
of very large pieces of timber fastened together by rivetted bolts , and double
chains made of iron , an inch and a half square . Thus not only a communication
...
On the lake Champlain side of the bridge ; it was defended by a boom composed
of very large pieces of timber fastened together by rivetted bolts , and double
chains made of iron , an inch and a half square . Thus not only a communication
...
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After taking possession of mount Hope , the British line , composed of the division
on the western side of Champlain , was extended from the mountain quite to the
lake , so as completely to enclose the garrison on that side . The German ...
After taking possession of mount Hope , the British line , composed of the division
on the western side of Champlain , was extended from the mountain quite to the
lake , so as completely to enclose the garrison on that side . The German ...
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VL with his troop , the west side of the river . Ge . 1777 . neral count Pulaski , a
Polish nobleman who . had been appointed to command the horse , repaired
with the residue of the brigade of cavalry to Trenton , where his duty was to
instruct ...
VL with his troop , the west side of the river . Ge . 1777 . neral count Pulaski , a
Polish nobleman who . had been appointed to command the horse , repaired
with the residue of the brigade of cavalry to Trenton , where his duty was to
instruct ...
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Soon after the return of general Gray , the British army moved up , on each side
the North river in great force . The column on the west side , commanded by lord
Cornwallis , consisting of about five thousand men , took a position ...
Soon after the return of general Gray , the British army moved up , on each side
the North river in great force . The column on the west side , commanded by lord
Cornwallis , consisting of about five thousand men , took a position ...
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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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