Life of George Washington, Količina 4G.P. Putnam, 1869 |
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Stran 10
... wounded that they had to be left at different farm - houses on the road . The detach- ment reached King's Bridge by nine o'clock the same evening , and boasted that , in this enter- prise , they had sustained no other loss than two ...
... wounded that they had to be left at different farm - houses on the road . The detach- ment reached King's Bridge by nine o'clock the same evening , and boasted that , in this enter- prise , they had sustained no other loss than two ...
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... wounded sensibilities of Pennsylvania ; these were passed without dissent ; but it was contended that certain charges advanced by the executive council of that State were only cognizable by a court - martial , and , after a warm debate ...
... wounded sensibilities of Pennsylvania ; these were passed without dissent ; but it was contended that certain charges advanced by the executive council of that State were only cognizable by a court - martial , and , after a warm debate ...
Stran 20
... 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 general , but from a set ...
... 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 general , but from a set ...
Stran 24
... wounds still disabled him from duty on land . Washington , who knew his abilities in either service , was disposed to favor his proposition , but the scheme fell through from the impossibil- ity of sparing the requisite number of men ...
... wounds still disabled him from duty on land . Washington , who knew his abilities in either service , was disposed to favor his proposition , but the scheme fell through from the impossibil- ity of sparing the requisite number of men ...
Stran 42
... camp as one of the committee , he wrote on the 25th of May , expressing a determination to rejoin the army , although his wounds still made it painful to MUTINY OF CONNECTICUT TROOPS . 43 walk or ride , 42 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... camp as one of the committee , he wrote on the 25th of May , expressing a determination to rejoin the army , although his wounds still made it painful to MUTINY OF CONNECTICUT TROOPS . 43 walk or ride , 42 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
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