Life of George WashingtonCo-operative Publication Society, 1930 |
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Stran 178
... retreat , jaded with heat and fatigue . Riding up to the officer at their head , Washington demanded whether the whole advanced corps were retreating . The officer believed they were . It seemed incredible . There had been scarce any ...
... retreat , jaded with heat and fatigue . Riding up to the officer at their head , Washington demanded whether the whole advanced corps were retreating . The officer believed they were . It seemed incredible . There had been scarce any ...
Stran 190
... retreat . But this retreat , said he , though necessary , was brought about contrary to my orders , com- trary to my intention ; and , if anything can deduct from my credit , it is , that I did not order a retreat which was so necessary ...
... retreat . But this retreat , said he , though necessary , was brought about contrary to my orders , com- trary to my intention ; and , if anything can deduct from my credit , it is , that I did not order a retreat which was so necessary ...
Stran 207
... retreat that very night , between nine and ten o'clock ; the army retiring by two roads ; the rear covered by parties of light troops , under Colonels Livingston and Laurens . Their retreat was not discovered until daylight , when a ...
... retreat that very night , between nine and ten o'clock ; the army retiring by two roads ; the rear covered by parties of light troops , under Colonels Livingston and Laurens . Their retreat was not discovered until daylight , when a ...
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Washington advances to Skippack CreekThe British Fleet in | 46 |
Washington at White MarshMeasures to cut off the Enemys Sup | 57 |
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