Life of George Washington, Količina 4G.P. Putnam & Company, 1857 |
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... majors , two cap- tains , and forty - two privates . This , likewise , was effected without loss . The disgraceful part of the expedition was the burning of the town house , a church , and a private residence , and the plundering of the ...
... majors , two cap- tains , and forty - two privates . This , likewise , was effected without loss . The disgraceful part of the expedition was the burning of the town house , a church , and a private residence , and the plundering of the ...
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... Major Ferguson with a corps of riflemen , and Major Cochrane with the infan- try of the British legion ; two brave and enterprising officers . It was a toilsome march , through swamps and difficult passes . Being arrived in the neighbor ...
... Major Ferguson with a corps of riflemen , and Major Cochrane with the infan- try of the British legion ; two brave and enterprising officers . It was a toilsome march , through swamps and difficult passes . Being arrived in the neighbor ...
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... rouse the militia between the Cooper and Santee Rivers . His success was extremely limited . Two militia posts were established by him ; one between 1780. ] MAJOR PATRICK FERGUSON . 51 these rivers , 50 [ 1780 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... rouse the militia between the Cooper and Santee Rivers . His success was extremely limited . Two militia posts were established by him ; one between 1780. ] MAJOR PATRICK FERGUSON . 51 these rivers , 50 [ 1780 . LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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... Major Patrick Ferguson with his riflemen . Ferguson was a fit associate for Tarleton , in har- dy , scrambling , partisan enterprise ; equally intrepid and determined , but cooler and more open to impulses of humanity . He was the son ...
... Major Patrick Ferguson with his riflemen . Ferguson was a fit associate for Tarleton , in har- dy , scrambling , partisan enterprise ; equally intrepid and determined , but cooler and more open to impulses of humanity . He was the son ...
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... Major Ferguson , we are told , was for putting the dragoons to instant death , but Colonel Webster did not think his powers warranted such a measure . " They were sent to head - quarters , " adds the historian , " and , I believe ...
... Major Ferguson , we are told , was for putting the dragoons to instant death , but Colonel Webster did not think his powers warranted such a measure . " They were sent to head - quarters , " adds the historian , " and , I believe ...
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