The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States. Comp. Under the Inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from Original Papers Bequeathed to Him by His Deceased Relative, Volume 2J. Crissy, 1845 |
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... directed to convey them to a place of safety , and to guard them till farther orders . The army continued a few days in its new encampment , during which the troops subsisted on the scanty supplies furnished by the neighbourhood ...
... directed to convey them to a place of safety , and to guard them till farther orders . The army continued a few days in its new encampment , during which the troops subsisted on the scanty supplies furnished by the neighbourhood ...
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... directed his cavalry to take a road turning to the right , and crossing the creek at the ferry . About three next morning , the flames bursting through the roof of the church announced the retreat of the British ; and the pur- July 17 ...
... directed his cavalry to take a road turning to the right , and crossing the creek at the ferry . About three next morning , the flames bursting through the roof of the church announced the retreat of the British ; and the pur- July 17 ...
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... directed his troops not to change their position . His design was to meet the American regulars without any alteration of the arrangement originally made . But the militia , many of whom had frequently faced an enemy , being command- ed ...
... directed his troops not to change their position . His design was to meet the American regulars without any alteration of the arrangement originally made . But the militia , many of whom had frequently faced an enemy , being command- ed ...
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... directed Major Coffin with his cavalry to guard that flank . About this time Henderson received a wound which disabled him from keeping the field , and the command of his corps devolved on Lieutenant Colonel Hampton . After sustaining ...
... directed Major Coffin with his cavalry to guard that flank . About this time Henderson received a wound which disabled him from keeping the field , and the command of his corps devolved on Lieutenant Colonel Hampton . After sustaining ...
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... directed that the demands of the state should be first satisfied , and that the residue only should be paid to the continental receiver . By the unwearied at tention and judicious arrangements of the minister of finance , the expen- ses ...
... directed that the demands of the state should be first satisfied , and that the residue only should be paid to the continental receiver . By the unwearied at tention and judicious arrangements of the minister of finance , the expen- ses ...
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