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 Honourable 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, from Their Settlement to the Commencement of that War which Terminated in Their Independence, Band 3C.P. Wayne., 1804 |
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... Burgoyne .... Expedition of general Sullivan against Staten island .... British fleet come up the Chesapeak and land an army under sir William Howe at Elk river .... General Wash- ington advances to Brandywine .... Lord Cornwallis at ...
... Burgoyne .... Expedition of general Sullivan against Staten island .... British fleet come up the Chesapeak and land an army under sir William Howe at Elk river .... General Wash- ington advances to Brandywine .... Lord Cornwallis at ...
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... Burgoyne , and counter proclamation of Schuyler .... Burgoyne ap- proaches fort Edward , and Schuyler retires to Saratoga .... From thence to Stillwater .... St . Leger invests fort Schuyler .... Herkemer , advancing to the relief of ...
... Burgoyne , and counter proclamation of Schuyler .... Burgoyne ap- proaches fort Edward , and Schuyler retires to Saratoga .... From thence to Stillwater .... St . Leger invests fort Schuyler .... Herkemer , advancing to the relief of ...
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... Burgoyne permitted to depart .... Plan of reconciliation with America agreed to in par- liament .... Communicated to , and rejected by congress .... The resolutions of this body thereupon .... Information received of treaties of ...
... Burgoyne permitted to depart .... Plan of reconciliation with America agreed to in par- liament .... Communicated to , and rejected by congress .... The resolutions of this body thereupon .... Information received of treaties of ...
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... Burgoyne would either endeavour to take Ticonderoga , and to penetrate from thence through the country to the Hudson , or would join the grand army at New York by sea ; ge- neral Howe would either endeavour by moving up that river to ...
... Burgoyne would either endeavour to take Ticonderoga , and to penetrate from thence through the country to the Hudson , or would join the grand army at New York by sea ; ge- neral Howe would either endeavour by moving up that river to ...
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... Burgoyne should attempt Ticonderoga , by the way of the lakes , with a view of penetrating from thence to Albany , and thus obtaining the command of the Hudson , the force at Peck's - Kill was posted in such a manner as to furnish ...
... Burgoyne should attempt Ticonderoga , by the way of the lakes , with a view of penetrating from thence to Albany , and thus obtaining the command of the Hudson , the force at Peck's - Kill was posted in such a manner as to furnish ...
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