Life of George WashingtonSleepy Hollow Restorations, 1975 - 721 strani |
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... command of the principal officer from Connecticut . Arnold was furious . He swore he would be second in command to no one , disbanded his men , and threw up his commission . Quite a scene ensued . His men became turbulent ; some refused ...
... command of the principal officer from Connecticut . Arnold was furious . He swore he would be second in command to no one , disbanded his men , and threw up his commission . Quite a scene ensued . His men became turbulent ; some refused ...
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... command when he changed his mind . In a note to Washington , he declared that , in assenting to the arrangement , he had considered the command of the detachment one more fitting a young general then a veteran like himself , second in ...
... command when he changed his mind . In a note to Washington , he declared that , in assenting to the arrangement , he had considered the command of the detachment one more fitting a young general then a veteran like himself , second in ...
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... command , the betrayal of which to the enemy might obtain for him a munificent reward . Such certainly was the secret of his eagerness to obtain command of West Point , the great object of British and American solicitude , on the ...
... command , the betrayal of which to the enemy might obtain for him a munificent reward . Such certainly was the secret of his eagerness to obtain command of West Point , the great object of British and American solicitude , on the ...
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