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 4Richard Phillips, 1805 |
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... directing General Washington to take measures for preventing the enemy from occupy- ing a post at Chemung , and for repelling the inva sions of the savages on the frontiers of New York , New Jersey , and Pennsylvania . The season of the ...
... directing General Washington to take measures for preventing the enemy from occupy- ing a post at Chemung , and for repelling the inva sions of the savages on the frontiers of New York , New Jersey , and Pennsylvania . The season of the ...
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... directed to write to the Marquis de la Fayette upon that subject ; and also to write to the minister of these states at the court of Ver . sailles very fully , to the end that eventual mea- sures may be taken , in case an armament ...
... directed to write to the Marquis de la Fayette upon that subject ; and also to write to the minister of these states at the court of Ver . sailles very fully , to the end that eventual mea- sures may be taken , in case an armament ...
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... directed against the northern and mid- dle states . The strongest and most populous parts of the American continent were pressed by their whole force , and , with the exception of the at- tempt on Sullivan's island in 1776 , no serious ...
... directed against the northern and mid- dle states . The strongest and most populous parts of the American continent were pressed by their whole force , and , with the exception of the at- tempt on Sullivan's island in 1776 , no serious ...
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... directed against the southern states , which were less capable of resistance , and on which a very considerable impression might with great certainty be made . It was not unreasonable to suppose that the in- fluence of this impression ...
... directed against the southern states , which were less capable of resistance , and on which a very considerable impression might with great certainty be made . It was not unreasonable to suppose that the in- fluence of this impression ...
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... their solicitations , Howe was ordered , in September 1778 , to repair to the head - quarters of General Washington , and Lincoln was directed to proceed immediately to Charlestown , in South Carolina , F 2 to GENERAL WASHINGTON . 67.
... their solicitations , Howe was ordered , in September 1778 , to repair to the head - quarters of General Washington , and Lincoln was directed to proceed immediately to Charlestown , in South Carolina , F 2 to GENERAL WASHINGTON . 67.
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