Life of George Washington, Količina 2B. Tauchnitz, 1856 |
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Stran 9
... soon as possible . " I find myself already much embarrassed for want of a military chest . " In one of his recommendations , we have an instance of frontier expediency , learnt in his early campaigns . Speaking of the ragged condition ...
... soon as possible . " I find myself already much embarrassed for want of a military chest . " In one of his recommendations , we have an instance of frontier expediency , learnt in his early campaigns . Speaking of the ragged condition ...
Stran 11
... soon as he entered upon his com- mand , in allaying discontents among his general officers , caused by the recent appointments and promotions made by the Continental Congress . General Spencer was so offended that Putnam should be ...
... soon as he entered upon his com- mand , in allaying discontents among his general officers , caused by the recent appointments and promotions made by the Continental Congress . General Spencer was so offended that Putnam should be ...
Stran 12
... soon made every one acquiesce in his promotion . There was a generosity and buoyancy about the brave old man that made him a favorite throughout the army ; especially with the younger officers , who spoke of him familiarly and fondly as ...
... soon made every one acquiesce in his promotion . There was a generosity and buoyancy about the brave old man that made him a favorite throughout the army ; especially with the younger officers , who spoke of him familiarly and fondly as ...
Stran 13
... soon found himself , he says , unequal to the elegant duties of his situation ; he gladly exchanged it , therefore , for that of major of brigade . - The member of Washington's family most deserving of mention at present , was his ...
... soon found himself , he says , unequal to the elegant duties of his situation ; he gladly exchanged it , therefore , for that of major of brigade . - The member of Washington's family most deserving of mention at present , was his ...
Stran 16
... soon produced by the labors of an army . " It is surprising , " writes he , " how much work has been done . The lines are extended almost from Cambridge to Mystic River ; very soon it will be morally impossible for the enemy to get ...
... soon produced by the labors of an army . " It is surprising , " writes he , " how much work has been done . The lines are extended almost from Cambridge to Mystic River ; very soon it will be morally impossible for the enemy to get ...
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