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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... received early notice of his approach , and was prepared for his reception . Camden stands on a gentle elevation , and is covered on the south and south - west by the Wateree , * and on the east by Pine - tree creek . A strong chain of ...
... received early notice of his approach , and was prepared for his reception . Camden stands on a gentle elevation , and is covered on the south and south - west by the Wateree , * and on the east by Pine - tree creek . A strong chain of ...
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... received the unwelcome intelligence that it had surrendered on the twelfth , and that its garrison , consisting of one hundred and sixty- five men , had become prisoners . On the preceding day , the post at Orangeburg had surrendered to ...
... received the unwelcome intelligence that it had surrendered on the twelfth , and that its garrison , consisting of one hundred and sixty- five men , had become prisoners . On the preceding day , the post at Orangeburg had surrendered to ...
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... received a reinforcement which enabled him once more to overrun the state of South Carolina . On the third of June three regiments arrived from Ireland ; and , on the seventh of that month , Lord Rawdon marched at the head of two ...
... received a reinforcement which enabled him once more to overrun the state of South Carolina . On the third of June three regiments arrived from Ireland ; and , on the seventh of that month , Lord Rawdon marched at the head of two ...
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... received of the evacuation of Ninety Six , and that Lieutenant Colonel Cruger was marching down to Orange- burg . The north branch of the Edisto , which , for thirty miles , was passable only at the place occupied by Rawdon , interposed ...
... received of the evacuation of Ninety Six , and that Lieutenant Colonel Cruger was marching down to Orange- burg . The north branch of the Edisto , which , for thirty miles , was passable only at the place occupied by Rawdon , interposed ...
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... received . The American army , counting every person belonging to it , was augmented to two thousand six hundred men ; but its effective force did not exceed sixteen hundred . After the retreat of General Greene from Orangeburg , Lord ...
... received . The American army , counting every person belonging to it , was augmented to two thousand six hundred men ; but its effective force did not exceed sixteen hundred . After the retreat of General Greene from Orangeburg , Lord ...
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