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 British and German troops , amounting , according to the intelligence of
general Sullivan , to sixteen hundred men , were in a fortified camp near the
watering place . General Sullivan thought it Expedition practicable to surprise
and bring ...
The British and German troops , amounting , according to the intelligence of
general Sullivan , to sixteen hundred men , were in a fortified camp near the
watering place . General Sullivan thought it Expedition practicable to surprise
and bring ...
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IV . place of greater security , to be erected for 1777 . the troops ; and the
meadow banks , from the mouth of the Schuylkill up to the mouth of Hollander ' s
creek , to be cut in several places , so as to inundate the adjacent ground , and
stop the ...
IV . place of greater security , to be erected for 1777 . the troops ; and the
meadow banks , from the mouth of the Schuylkill up to the mouth of Hollander ' s
creek , to be cut in several places , so as to inundate the adjacent ground , and
stop the ...
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equip the troops for service , that , notwith - CHAP . V . standing the exertions of
Schuyler , aided by 1777 . those of the commander in chief , Ticonderoga was
generally through the winter exposed to the dangers of a coup - de - main .
equip the troops for service , that , notwith - CHAP . V . standing the exertions of
Schuyler , aided by 1777 . those of the commander in chief , Ticonderoga was
generally through the winter exposed to the dangers of a coup - de - main .
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The troops marching from Wyoming against Niagara , were to be met at
Anaquaqua , by a re - enforcement of fifteen hundred men to be collected at
Schenectady . . . A body of troops were to be stationed on the Mohawk , during
the winter , for ...
The troops marching from Wyoming against Niagara , were to be met at
Anaquaqua , by a re - enforcement of fifteen hundred men to be collected at
Schenectady . . . A body of troops were to be stationed on the Mohawk , during
the winter , for ...
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We must also observe , that a number of the troops have now some time been
prepared for inoculation ; but the operation must be delayed for want of this straw
and other necessaries within the providence of this department . We need not ...
We must also observe , that a number of the troops have now some time been
prepared for inoculation ; but the operation must be delayed for want of this straw
and other necessaries within the providence of this department . We need not ...
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