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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... operations . — Battle of Eutaw . ― The British army retires towards Charleston . IN South Carolina and Georgia , the campaign of 1781 was uncom- monly active . The importance of the object , the perseverance with which it was pursued ...
... operations . — Battle of Eutaw . ― The British army retires towards Charleston . IN South Carolina and Georgia , the campaign of 1781 was uncom- monly active . The importance of the object , the perseverance with which it was pursued ...
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... operations . * The artillery , however , played on the enemy with considerable effect ; and the regiments of Gunby and Hawes advanced on the British front with resolution . Some companies on the right of the Maryland regi- ment returned ...
... operations . * The artillery , however , played on the enemy with considerable effect ; and the regiments of Gunby and Hawes advanced on the British front with resolution . Some companies on the right of the Maryland regi- ment returned ...
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... operations against the line of communication between Camden and Charleston , by laying siege to fort Watson , which capitulated in a few days . The acquisition of this fort afforded the means of interrupting the intercourse between ...
... operations against the line of communication between Camden and Charleston , by laying siege to fort Watson , which capitulated in a few days . The acquisition of this fort afforded the means of interrupting the intercourse between ...
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... operations against them . Lee was ordered to pro- ceed against the latter , while the general should march in person to the former . The post at Ninety Six was fortified . The principal work , which , from its form , was called the Star ...
... operations against them . Lee was ordered to pro- ceed against the latter , while the general should march in person to the former . The post at Ninety Six was fortified . The principal work , which , from its form , was called the Star ...
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... operations agains the works on the left also . The direction of the advances to be made in that quarter was entrusted to Lieutenant Colonel Lee . While the be- siegers urged their approaches in the confidence that the place must soon ...
... operations agains the works on the left also . The direction of the advances to be made in that quarter was entrusted to Lieutenant Colonel Lee . While the be- siegers urged their approaches in the confidence that the place must soon ...
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