Life of George Washington, Količina 2B. Tauchnitz, 1856 |
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... cause . He was now sixty - five years of age , active , zealous , devout , a patriot of the primitive New England ... caused a wonderful union of hearts and counsels to subsist among us . " Now , therefore , be strong , and very ...
... cause . He was now sixty - five years of age , active , zealous , devout , a patriot of the primitive New England ... caused a wonderful union of hearts and counsels to subsist among us . " Now , therefore , be strong , and very ...
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... caused by the recent appointments and promotions made by the Continental Congress . General Spencer was so offended that Putnam should be promoted over his head , that he left the army , without visiting the commander- in - chief ; but ...
... caused by the recent appointments and promotions made by the Continental Congress . General Spencer was so offended that Putnam should be promoted over his head , that he left the army , without visiting the commander- in - chief ; but ...
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... cause , and car- ried on a correspondence with the Earl of Dartmouth , endeavoring to enlighten that minister on the subject of colonial affairs . He had since been highly instrumental in rousing the Philadelphians to co - operate with ...
... cause , and car- ried on a correspondence with the Earl of Dartmouth , endeavoring to enlighten that minister on the subject of colonial affairs . He had since been highly instrumental in rousing the Philadelphians to co - operate with ...
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... cause when it seems to lead to danger ; and have a most sovereign contempt for the man who can plan measures he has not the spirit to execute . " Washington has occasionally been represented as cold and reserved ; yet his intercourse ...
... cause when it seems to lead to danger ; and have a most sovereign contempt for the man who can plan measures he has not the spirit to execute . " Washington has occasionally been represented as cold and reserved ; yet his intercourse ...
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... cause . " Heaven , " he observed , " was ever found favorable to strong battalions . " * Washington differed from him in this respect . By his orders the resolution of Congress was scrupulously enforced . All labor , excepting that ...
... cause . " Heaven , " he observed , " was ever found favorable to strong battalions . " * Washington differed from him in this respect . By his orders the resolution of Congress was scrupulously enforced . All labor , excepting that ...
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affairs alarm American arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack battery boats Boston British camp Canada Canadians cannon cannonade Captain Carleton cause Clinton Colonel Colonel Reed colonies command commander-in-chief committee conduct Connecticut cross defence despatched detachment Dorchester Heights embarked encamped enemy enemy's Ethan Allen expedition fire fleet force Fort Constitution Fort Montgomery Fort Washington fortified garrison Gates George Clinton give Governor Governor Tryon Green Mountain Boys Greene guard guns head-quarters Hessians Highlands Hill honor Hudson hundred Indians inhabitants James Clinton Jerseys Johns King's Bridge land Lee's letter lieutenant Long Island miles military militia Montgomery Montreal morning night o'clock officers orders passed Philadelphia Point present President of Congress prisoners province Putnam quarters Quebec received regiment reinforcements retreat river Schuyler sent ships soldiers soon Sorel spirit Staten Island stationed Sullivan Sullivan's Island thousand Ticonderoga tion tories town troops Tryon Washington writes York