The Life of George WashingtonMast, Crowell, Kirkpartick, 1896 - 335 strani |
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Stran 42
... civil and well disposed , but full of formalities and points of etiquette . Holding a commission direct from the king , he could not bring himself to FRENCH TRADING WITH THE INDIANS . acknowledge a provincial officer 42 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... civil and well disposed , but full of formalities and points of etiquette . Holding a commission direct from the king , he could not bring himself to FRENCH TRADING WITH THE INDIANS . acknowledge a provincial officer 42 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
Stran 44
... point of returning to Fort Duquesne , when a deserter arrived , who gave word that Washington had come to a halt in the Great Meadows , where his troops were in a star- ving condition ; for his own part , he added , hearing that the ...
... point of returning to Fort Duquesne , when a deserter arrived , who gave word that Washington had come to a halt in the Great Meadows , where his troops were in a star- ving condition ; for his own part , he added , hearing that the ...
Stran 47
... point ; which work received the name of Fort Cumberland , in honor of the Duke of Cumberland , captain - general of the British army . In the meantime , the French , elated by their recent triumph , and thinking no danger at hand ...
... point ; which work received the name of Fort Cumberland , in honor of the Duke of Cumberland , captain - general of the British army . In the meantime , the French , elated by their recent triumph , and thinking no danger at hand ...
Stran 49
... point of military punctilio and honorable faith , but his remon- strances were unavailing . The French prisoners were clothed and maintained at the public expense , and Drou- illon and the cadets were allowed to go at large ; the ...
... point of military punctilio and honorable faith , but his remon- strances were unavailing . The French prisoners were clothed and maintained at the public expense , and Drou- illon and the cadets were allowed to go at large ; the ...
Stran 52
... Point were to be attacked about the same time with Fort Duquesne , the former by Governer Shirley , with his own and Sir William Pepperell's reg- iments , and some New York companies ; the latter by Colonel William Johnson , sole ...
... Point were to be attacked about the same time with Fort Duquesne , the former by Governer Shirley , with his own and Sir William Pepperell's reg- iments , and some New York companies ; the latter by Colonel William Johnson , sole ...
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affairs aide-de-camp American appointed arms army Arnold arrived artillery attack baggage batteries Boston Braddock bridge brigade British brought Burgoyne camp campaign Captain capture Colonel colonies command commander-in-chief Congress Cornwallis council creek crossed Delaware detached dispatched encamped enemy expedition Fairfax fire fleet force Fort Cumberland Fort Duquesne Fort Edward French frontier garrison gave George George Croghan Governor Dinwiddie Greene guard half-king Hessians Hill horse House of Burgesses Hudson hundred Indians infantry ington island Jerseys Lafayette land letter Logstown Lord Lord Cornwallis Lord Loudoun meantime miles military militia morning Mount Vernon night o'clock officers Ohio orders party passed Peekskill Pennsylvania Philadelphia Point president province Putnam quarters rear received reconnoiter redoubt regiment reinforcements reply retired retreat returned river road Schuyler sent ships Sir Henry Clinton soldiers soon spirit thousand tion took town troops Virginia Washington wounded writes York