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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Their anxiety on this subject was increased 1777 . by certain intelligence that lord
Cornwallis with a very strong body of troops , reported to be from three to five
thousand , had been detached from Philadelphia , and that his destination was ...
Their anxiety on this subject was increased 1777 . by certain intelligence that lord
Cornwallis with a very strong body of troops , reported to be from three to five
thousand , had been detached from Philadelphia , and that his destination was ...
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In the course 1777 . of the night , he changed his position entirely , and drew his
whole army into the strong camp on the river heights near the hospital , extending
his right up the river . This movement extri . cated him from the imminent danger ...
In the course 1777 . of the night , he changed his position entirely , and drew his
whole army into the strong camp on the river heights near the hospital , extending
his right up the river . This movement extri . cated him from the imminent danger ...
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A very strong and commanding piece of ground at Valley forge , on the west side
of the Schuylkill , between twenty and thirty miles from Philadelphia , was
selected for that purpose ; and some time before day on the morning of the 11th
of ...
A very strong and commanding piece of ground at Valley forge , on the west side
of the Schuylkill , between twenty and thirty miles from Philadelphia , was
selected for that purpose ; and some time before day on the morning of the 11th
of ...
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The British formed 1778 . on Quaker hill , a very strong piece of ground ,
something more than a mile in front of the American line . · Sullivan ' s rear was
covered by strong works , and in his front somewhat to the right , was a redoubt .
The British formed 1778 . on Quaker hill , a very strong piece of ground ,
something more than a mile in front of the American line . · Sullivan ' s rear was
covered by strong works , and in his front somewhat to the right , was a redoubt .
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That , impressed with a strong sense of the injury and disgrace which must attend
an infraction of the proposed stipulations , on the part of these states , your
committee have taken a general review of our finances , of the circumstances of
our ...
That , impressed with a strong sense of the injury and disgrace which must attend
an infraction of the proposed stipulations , on the part of these states , your
committee have taken a general review of our finances , of the circumstances of
our ...
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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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