The Life of George WashingtonMast, Crowell, Kirkpartick, 1896 - 335 strani |
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Stran 8
... arms when- ever military aid should be required of the palatinate . The family changed its surname with its estate , and thenceforward assumed that of De Wessyngton . The condition of military service attached to its manor will be found ...
... arms when- ever military aid should be required of the palatinate . The family changed its surname with its estate , and thenceforward assumed that of De Wessyngton . The condition of military service attached to its manor will be found ...
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... arms , as he practised the manual exercise with Adjutant Muse , or took lessons on the broadsword with Van Braam . The constitution of Lawrence had always been delicate , and he had been obliged repeatedly to travel for a change of air ...
... arms , as he practised the manual exercise with Adjutant Muse , or took lessons on the broadsword with Van Braam . The constitution of Lawrence had always been delicate , and he had been obliged repeatedly to travel for a change of air ...
Stran 27
... arm's length . Whichever most regards this request , that side will we stand by and consider friends . Our brothers , the English , have heard this , and I now come to tell it to you , for I am not afraid to order you off this land ...
... arm's length . Whichever most regards this request , that side will we stand by and consider friends . Our brothers , the English , have heard this , and I now come to tell it to you , for I am not afraid to order you off this land ...
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... arms . He was enrap- tured to see them . His Indian brothers ! How could they be so near without coming to see him ? He made them presents ; but , above all , plied them so potently with liquor , that the poor half - king , Jeskakake ...
... arms . He was enrap- tured to see them . His Indian brothers ! How could they be so near without coming to see him ? He made them presents ; but , above all , plied them so potently with liquor , that the poor half - king , Jeskakake ...
Stran 40
... arms , and remained on the alert until daybreak . Not an enemy was to be seen . The roll was called . Six men were missing , who had deserted . On May 25th , Mr. Gist arrived from his place , about fifteen miles distant . La Force had ...
... arms , and remained on the alert until daybreak . Not an enemy was to be seen . The roll was called . Six men were missing , who had deserted . On May 25th , Mr. Gist arrived from his place , about fifteen miles distant . La Force had ...
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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