The Life of George WashingtonMast, Crowell, Kirkpartick, 1896 - 335 strani |
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... detachment under Captain Adam Stephen , an officer destined to serve with him at distant periods of his military career . Washington and his little force made their way toilfully across the mountains , having to prepare the roads as ...
... detachment under Captain Adam Stephen , an officer destined to serve with him at distant periods of his military career . Washington and his little force made their way toilfully across the mountains , having to prepare the roads as ...
Stran 37
... detachment was , what was its strength and when it might be expected at the Ohio . They bore a speech from that sachem to ... detached sixty men in advance to make a road , and at the same time wrote to Governor Dinwiddie for mortars and ...
... detachment was , what was its strength and when it might be expected at the Ohio . They bore a speech from that sachem to ... detached sixty men in advance to make a road , and at the same time wrote to Governor Dinwiddie for mortars and ...
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... detachment , ordering them to await Colonel Fry's commands ; they , however , in the true spirit of volunteers from ... detached at night on a secret expe- dition . Close upon this report came a message from the half - king , addressed ...
... detachment , ordering them to await Colonel Fry's commands ; they , however , in the true spirit of volunteers from ... detached at night on a secret expe- dition . Close upon this report came a message from the half - king , addressed ...
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... detachment of fifty men , and Gist had since come upon their track within five miles of the camp . Washington considered La Force a bold , enterprising man , subtle and dangerous ; one to be particularly guarded against . He detached ...
... detachment of fifty men , and Gist had since come upon their track within five miles of the camp . Washington considered La Force a bold , enterprising man , subtle and dangerous ; one to be particularly guarded against . He detached ...
Stran 41
... detached , and twenty horses . " I shall expect every hour to be attacked , " writes Washington to Governor Din- widdie , on the twenty - ninth , " and by unequal numbers , which I must withstand , if there are five to one , for I fear ...
... detached , and twenty horses . " I shall expect every hour to be attacked , " writes Washington to Governor Din- widdie , on the twenty - ninth , " and by unequal numbers , which I must withstand , if there are five to one , for I fear ...
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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