Life of George Washington, Količina 4G.P. Putnam, 1869 |
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... formed into companies , and the inhabitants of the city were embodied , officered , and subjected to garrison duty . Washington was aware of the opportunity which offered itself for a signal coup de main , but was not in a condition to ...
... formed into companies , and the inhabitants of the city were embodied , officered , and subjected to garrison duty . Washington was aware of the opportunity which offered itself for a signal coup de main , but was not in a condition to ...
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... persons proscribed by the State , and now with the enemy at New York , formed a very considerable number ? The fact is literally true , " ARNOLD'S LAND PROJECT . 15 Regarded from a different point 14 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... persons proscribed by the State , and now with the enemy at New York , formed a very considerable number ? The fact is literally true , " ARNOLD'S LAND PROJECT . 15 Regarded from a different point 14 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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... forming a settlement in the western part of the State of New York , to be composed , principally , of the officers and soldiers who had served under him . His scheme was approved by Mr. John Jay , the pure - minded patriot of New York ...
... forming a settlement in the western part of the State of New York , to be composed , principally , of the officers and soldiers who had served under him . His scheme was approved by Mr. John Jay , the pure - minded patriot of New York ...
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... formed by the Ashley and Cooper rivers . Beyond the main works on the land side he cut a canal , from one to the other of the swamps which border these rivers . In advance of the canal were two rows of abatis and a double picketed ditch ...
... formed by the Ashley and Cooper rivers . Beyond the main works on the land side he cut a canal , from one to the other of the swamps which border these rivers . In advance of the canal were two rows of abatis and a double picketed ditch ...
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... forming by members of the old Conway Cabal , who intended to take ad- vantage of every military disaster to destroy con- fidence in him . His steady mind , however , was not to be shaken by suspicion . Against in- trigues of this kind ...
... forming by members of the old Conway Cabal , who intended to take ad- vantage of every military disaster to destroy con- fidence in him . His steady mind , however , was not to be shaken by suspicion . Against in- trigues of this kind ...
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