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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Remem . * The army of general Gates consisted of nine thousand and ninety -
three continental troops . The number of the militia fuciuated ; but they amounted ,
at the signature of the convention , to four thousand one hundred and twentynine
.
Remem . * The army of general Gates consisted of nine thousand and ninety -
three continental troops . The number of the militia fuciuated ; but they amounted ,
at the signature of the convention , to four thousand one hundred and twentynine
.
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Burgoyne states his effective force when he capitulated , at three thousand five
hundred fighting men . ' The whole number which surrendered , according to the
American computation , amounted to five thousand seven hundred and fifty - two .
Burgoyne states his effective force when he capitulated , at three thousand five
hundred fighting men . ' The whole number which surrendered , according to the
American computation , amounted to five thousand seven hundred and fifty - two .
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The effective force of the enemy was stated at twelve thousand men . It has been
since declared by an author , * who then belonged to 1 it , but who appears to
have imbibed strong prejudices against sir William Howe , to have amounted to ...
The effective force of the enemy was stated at twelve thousand men . It has been
since declared by an author , * who then belonged to 1 it , but who appears to
have imbibed strong prejudices against sir William Howe , to have amounted to ...
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As the Continental troops now in front of the main army amounted to at least four
thousand men , a number believed to be capable of rendering the service
expected from them , he deemed it proper to employ a major general to collect
and ...
As the Continental troops now in front of the main army amounted to at least four
thousand men , a number believed to be capable of rendering the service
expected from them , he deemed it proper to employ a major general to collect
and ...
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He stated his actual force to consist of about nine thousand rank and file ,
including artillerists ; and that a re - enforcement of about three thousand militia
might be expected in a few days . The force of the enemy was estimated ,
according to ...
He stated his actual force to consist of about nine thousand rank and file ,
including artillerists ; and that a re - enforcement of about three thousand militia
might be expected in a few days . The force of the enemy was estimated ,
according to ...
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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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