Life of George Washington, Količina 1G.P. Putnam, 1856 |
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... garrison . Till then I shall make good the trust reposed in me . As for conditions , if I shall be necessitated , I shall make the best I can . The worst I know and fear not ; if I had , the profession of a soldier had not * Clarendon ...
... garrison . Till then I shall make good the trust reposed in me . As for conditions , if I shall be necessitated , I shall make the best I can . The worst I know and fear not ; if I had , the profession of a soldier had not * Clarendon ...
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... garrison . This was a tempting bait to the sons of farmers , who readily enlisted in the hope of having , at the end of a short campaign , a snug farm of their own in this land of promise . It was a more difficult matter to get officers ...
... garrison . This was a tempting bait to the sons of farmers , who readily enlisted in the hope of having , at the end of a short campaign , a snug farm of their own in this land of promise . It was a more difficult matter to get officers ...
Stran 107
... garrison did not exceed fifty men . Captain Trent was absent at Wills ' Creck ; Frazier , his lieutenant , was at his own resi- dence at Turtle Creek , ten miles distant . There was no officer to reply but a young ensign of the name of ...
... garrison did not exceed fifty men . Captain Trent was absent at Wills ' Creck ; Frazier , his lieutenant , was at his own resi- dence at Turtle Creek , ten miles distant . There was no officer to reply but a young ensign of the name of ...
Stran 129
... garrison did not exceed five hundred ; but two hundred more were hourly expected , and nine hundred in the course of a fortnight . Washington's suspicions with respect to La Force's party were justified by the report of these deserters ...
... garrison did not exceed five hundred ; but two hundred more were hourly expected , and nine hundred in the course of a fortnight . Washington's suspicions with respect to La Force's party were justified by the report of these deserters ...
Stran 168
... garrison , can probably make but a short resistance . The only danger I apprehend of obstruction to your march , is from the ambuscades of the Indians , who , by constant practice , are dexterous in laying and executing them ; and the ...
... garrison , can probably make but a short resistance . The only danger I apprehend of obstruction to your march , is from the ambuscades of the Indians , who , by constant practice , are dexterous in laying and executing them ; and the ...
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