Pictorial Life of George Washington: Embracing a Complete History of the Seven Years' War, the Revolutionary War, the Formation of the Federal Constitution, and the Administration of WashingtonLeary & Getz, 1853 - 586 pages |
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Page 52
... commenced their savage warfare . The great val- ley of the Shenandoah was then but thinly peopled . The farmers who had ventured so far from the civilized world seemed to be careless about the society of their species , and took up ...
... commenced their savage warfare . The great val- ley of the Shenandoah was then but thinly peopled . The farmers who had ventured so far from the civilized world seemed to be careless about the society of their species , and took up ...
Page 80
... commenced a gradual ascent of about three degrees , the prospect being shut in by hills in the distance . About a hundred and fifty yards from the bottom of this inclined plain , and about equi - distant from the road leading to the ...
... commenced a gradual ascent of about three degrees , the prospect being shut in by hills in the distance . About a hundred and fifty yards from the bottom of this inclined plain , and about equi - distant from the road leading to the ...
Page 172
... commenced , which ended in the confused retreat of the detachment towards the main body in the town . Smith immediately ordered a retreat . The militia , increasing in numbers , commenced a series of desultory attacks ; and , without ...
... commenced , which ended in the confused retreat of the detachment towards the main body in the town . Smith immediately ordered a retreat . The militia , increasing in numbers , commenced a series of desultory attacks ; and , without ...
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