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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At Brandywine 1777 . especially , Washington is supposed to have been “ out -
generaled , more out - generaled than in any action during the war . " Yet let all
the operations of this trying period be examined , and the means in possession of
...
At Brandywine 1777 . especially , Washington is supposed to have been “ out -
generaled , more out - generaled than in any action during the war . " Yet let all
the operations of this trying period be examined , and the means in possession of
...
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Representations of general Washington to congress on this subject . . . . The
army subsisted in a great measure by impressments . . . . Combination formed in
congress against general Washington . . . General Gates supposed to be
concerned ...
Representations of general Washington to congress on this subject . . . . The
army subsisted in a great measure by impressments . . . . Combination formed in
congress against general Washington . . . General Gates supposed to be
concerned ...
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On arriving at Boston , the accommodations for his officers were supposed by him
not to be such as were stipulated by the convention , in consequence of which ,
after a fruitless corres . pondence with general Heath , he had addressed a letter
...
On arriving at Boston , the accommodations for his officers were supposed by him
not to be such as were stipulated by the convention , in consequence of which ,
after a fruitless corres . pondence with general Heath , he had addressed a letter
...
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The number of transports were said to amount only to twenty - six , and were
supposed too few to convey an army of upwards of five thousand men to Europe ;
nor was it believed possible that sir William Howe could , so soon , have laid in a
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The number of transports were said to amount only to twenty - six , and were
supposed too few to convey an army of upwards of five thousand men to Europe ;
nor was it believed possible that sir William Howe could , so soon , have laid in a
...
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X . The conquest of Quebec , and of Halifax , 1779 . was supposed to be an
object of so much importance both to France and the United States , that her aid
must be solicited to effect it . ' It ' was proposed that from four to five thousand
French ...
X . The conquest of Quebec , and of Halifax , 1779 . was supposed to be an
object of so much importance both to France and the United States , that her aid
must be solicited to effect it . ' It ' was proposed that from four to five thousand
French ...
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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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