The Life of George Washington, Količina 4John B. Alden, 1887 |
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... militia . Its bell was the tocsin of alarm ; from its pulpit he had many a time stirred up the patriotism of his countrymen by his ardent , eloquent , and pa- thetic appeals , laying beside him his pistols before he commenced . His ...
... militia . Its bell was the tocsin of alarm ; from its pulpit he had many a time stirred up the patriotism of his countrymen by his ardent , eloquent , and pa- thetic appeals , laying beside him his pistols before he commenced . His ...
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... militia and yeomanry need be apprehended from a population sparsely scat- tered , and where the settlements were widely separated by swamps and forests . Washington was in no condition to render prompt and effec tual relief , his army ...
... militia and yeomanry need be apprehended from a population sparsely scat- tered , and where the settlements were widely separated by swamps and forests . Washington was in no condition to render prompt and effec tual relief , his army ...
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... militia of the State , and it was supposed they would duly obey the call . Large reinforcements of troops also were expected from the North . Under all these circumstances , Gen- eral Lincoln yielded to the entreaties of the in ...
... militia of the State , and it was supposed they would duly obey the call . Large reinforcements of troops also were expected from the North . Under all these circumstances , Gen- eral Lincoln yielded to the entreaties of the in ...
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... aid in the defeuse of the town . The reinforcements expected from the North were not yet arrived ; the militia of the State did not appear at Governor Rutledge's command , and VOL . IV . 66 other reliances were failing . Many of the North.
... aid in the defeuse of the town . The reinforcements expected from the North were not yet arrived ; the militia of the State did not appear at Governor Rutledge's command , and VOL . IV . 66 other reliances were failing . Many of the North.
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... militia having heard that all the British horses had perished at sea , made an attack on the front of General Patter- son's force , supposing it to be without cavalry . To their surprise , Tarleton charged them with his dragoons ...
... militia having heard that all the British horses had perished at sea , made an attack on the front of General Patter- son's force , supposing it to be without cavalry . To their surprise , Tarleton charged them with his dragoons ...
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