Life of George Washington, Količina 4G. P. Putnam, 1865 - 479 strani |
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... wounded that they had to be left at differ- ent farm - houses on the road . The detachment reached King's Bridge by nine o'clock the same evening , and boasted that , in this enterprise , they had sustained no other loss than two killed ...
... wounded that they had to be left at differ- ent farm - houses on the road . The detachment reached King's Bridge by nine o'clock the same evening , and boasted that , in this enterprise , they had sustained no other loss than two killed ...
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... wounded sensibilities of Pennsylvania ; these were passed without dissent ; but it was contended that certain charges ad- vanced by the executive council of that State were only cogniza- ble by a court - martial , and , after a warm ...
... wounded sensibilities of Pennsylvania ; these were passed without dissent ; but it was contended that certain charges ad- vanced by the executive council of that State were only cogniza- ble by a court - martial , and , after a warm ...
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... wounds would permit , that he might render the country every service in his power in this critical time . " For though I have been ungratefully treated , " adds he , " I do not consider it as from my countrymen in gene- ral , but from a ...
... wounds would permit , that he might render the country every service in his power in this critical time . " For though I have been ungratefully treated , " adds he , " I do not consider it as from my countrymen in gene- ral , but from a ...
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... wounds still disabled him from duty on land . Washington , who knew his abilities in either ser- vice , was disposed to favor his proposition , but the scheme fell through from the impossibility of sparing the requisite number of men ...
... wounds still disabled him from duty on land . Washington , who knew his abilities in either ser- vice , was disposed to favor his proposition , but the scheme fell through from the impossibility of sparing the requisite number of men ...
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... army for the summer , there being , he said , little prospect of an active campaign , and his wounds unfitting him for the field . CHAPTER III . SOUTH CAROLINA THREATENED - ITS CONDITION AND 22 [ 1780 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... army for the summer , there being , he said , little prospect of an active campaign , and his wounds unfitting him for the field . CHAPTER III . SOUTH CAROLINA THREATENED - ITS CONDITION AND 22 [ 1780 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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