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 2Richard Phillips, 1804 |
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... hundred French ; and four hundred Indians . This intelligence was corroborated by the information already received from deserters who had come in a few days before , and had assured them that a reinforcement was expected . The troops ...
... hundred French ; and four hundred Indians . This intelligence was corroborated by the information already received from deserters who had come in a few days before , and had assured them that a reinforcement was expected . The troops ...
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... hundred paces distance . He also says , our fears obliged us to retreat in the most disorderly manner after the capi- tulation . How is this consistent with his other account ? He acknowledges that we sustained the attack warmly , from ...
... hundred paces distance . He also says , our fears obliged us to retreat in the most disorderly manner after the capi- tulation . How is this consistent with his other account ? He acknowledges that we sustained the attack warmly , from ...
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... hundred were killed and wounded , and it is probable that this conjecture does not greatly err . Notwithstanding the stipulation , that the troops should be unmolested on their march , heavy com- plaints were made of their being ...
... hundred were killed and wounded , and it is probable that this conjecture does not greatly err . Notwithstanding the stipulation , that the troops should be unmolested on their march , heavy com- plaints were made of their being ...
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... hundred pistoles to be distributed among the soldiers engaged in the action , as a re- ward for their bravery . The regiment returned to Winchester to be re- cruited ; and the companies expected from North Carolina and Maryland having ...
... hundred pistoles to be distributed among the soldiers engaged in the action , as a re- ward for their bravery . The regiment returned to Winchester to be re- cruited ; and the companies expected from North Carolina and Maryland having ...
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... augment the regiment to fifteen hundred men , by adding to the number of privates in each company : and , as it had become apparently apparently impracticable to complete it by voluntary enlistment , orders 50 THE LIFE OF.
... augment the regiment to fifteen hundred men , by adding to the number of privates in each company : and , as it had become apparently apparently impracticable to complete it by voluntary enlistment , orders 50 THE LIFE OF.
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