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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... officers . The flight of the first Maryland regiment increased the confusion which the change of ground had produced in the second ; and , in at tempting to restore order , Colonel Ford was mortally wounded . Lor Rawdon improved these ...
... officers . The flight of the first Maryland regiment increased the confusion which the change of ground had produced in the second ; and , in at tempting to restore order , Colonel Ford was mortally wounded . Lor Rawdon improved these ...
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... officer , whose wounds proved mortal . The militia attached to the army amounted to two hundred and sixty - six , of whom ... officers commenced their operations against the line of communication between Camden and Charleston , by laying ...
... officer , whose wounds proved mortal . The militia attached to the army amounted to two hundred and sixty - six , of whom ... officers commenced their operations against the line of communication between Camden and Charleston , by laying ...
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... officers and horses . Rawdon retreated the next day to Orangeburg , where he formed a junc- tion with a detachment from Charleston , commanded by Lieutenant Co- lonel Stuart . On the Congaree , Greene was reinforced by Sumpter and ...
... officers and horses . Rawdon retreated the next day to Orangeburg , where he formed a junc- tion with a detachment from Charleston , commanded by Lieutenant Co- lonel Stuart . On the Congaree , Greene was reinforced by Sumpter and ...
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... officers , pursuing this policy , are stated to have executed several of the zealous partisans of the revolution who fell into their hands . These ex- amples had unquestionably some influence in unbridling the revengeful passions of the ...
... officers , pursuing this policy , are stated to have executed several of the zealous partisans of the revolution who fell into their hands . These ex- amples had unquestionably some influence in unbridling the revengeful passions of the ...
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... officers and men were excluded . These were made prisoners , and mixed with the Americans , so as to save them from the fire of the house while retiring from it . As the British left gave way , Washington was directed to charge their ...
... officers and men were excluded . These were made prisoners , and mixed with the Americans , so as to save them from the fire of the house while retiring from it . As the British left gave way , Washington was directed to charge their ...
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