The Life of George Washington, Commander in Chief of the American Army, Through the Revolutionary War: And the First President of the United States, Količina 2T. Bedington, 1826 |
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... military force . Measures of this violent nature ex- cited great uneasiness among the inhabitants ; and General WASHINGTON expected that actual resistance would be made to them . These difficulties had been foreseen by the Commander in ...
... military force . Measures of this violent nature ex- cited great uneasiness among the inhabitants ; and General WASHINGTON expected that actual resistance would be made to them . These difficulties had been foreseen by the Commander in ...
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... military post , and had strongly fortified it . Opposite to York- town on the north shore is Gloucester Point , which projects into the river , and at this place reduces its width to one mile . This point his Lordship also pos- sessed ...
... military post , and had strongly fortified it . Opposite to York- town on the north shore is Gloucester Point , which projects into the river , and at this place reduces its width to one mile . This point his Lordship also pos- sessed ...
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... military judgment and ardour , that the treaty was opened the 11th , and the capitulation signed the 13th day after ground was broken before the British lines . The whole army received the unreserved ap- probation of the General . But ...
... military judgment and ardour , that the treaty was opened the 11th , and the capitulation signed the 13th day after ground was broken before the British lines . The whole army received the unreserved ap- probation of the General . But ...
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... military stores for the siege . Admiral Greaves returned to New - York to repair . In the course of a few days , the British squadron was augmented to twenty - five ships of the line , and Sir Henry Clinton determined to encounter every ...
... military stores for the siege . Admiral Greaves returned to New - York to repair . In the course of a few days , the British squadron was augmented to twenty - five ships of the line , and Sir Henry Clinton determined to encounter every ...
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... military establishment of the next year , and that he was requested to remain in Philadelphia to assist in this important business . At the consulta- tions of this committee , the Secretary of War , the Minister of Finance , and the ...
... military establishment of the next year , and that he was requested to remain in Philadelphia to assist in this important business . At the consulta- tions of this committee , the Secretary of War , the Minister of Finance , and the ...
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