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. Compiled Under the Inspection of the Hon. Bushrod Washington from Original Papers ... to which is Prefixed, an Introduction Containing a Compendious View of the Colonies Planted by the English on the Continent of North America, Volume 2Richard Phillips, 1804 - Presidents |
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... River . The Lines of Fort Washington car- ried by the Enemy , and the Garrison made Prisoners . Evacuation of Fort Lee . Weakness of the Ameri- can Army . Ineffectual Attempt to raise the Militia . General Washington retreats through ...
... River . The Lines of Fort Washington car- ried by the Enemy , and the Garrison made Prisoners . Evacuation of Fort Lee . Weakness of the Ameri- can Army . Ineffectual Attempt to raise the Militia . General Washington retreats through ...
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... rivers , the place where Fort du Quesne , now Fort Pitt , was afterwards erected by the French , as an advantageous ... River , and at the mouth of French Creek found the first fort occupied by the troops of France . Proceeding farther ...
... rivers , the place where Fort du Quesne , now Fort Pitt , was afterwards erected by the French , as an advantageous ... River , and at the mouth of French Creek found the first fort occupied by the troops of France . Proceeding farther ...
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... River , till Thursday the 22d . We were informed here that expresses had been sent , a few days before , to the traders down the river , to acquaint them with the French general's death , and the return of the major part of the French ...
... River , till Thursday the 22d . We were informed here that expresses had been sent , a few days before , to the traders down the river , to acquaint them with the French general's death , and the return of the major part of the French ...
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... river . I got the following account from them : -They were sent from New Orleans with a hundred men and eight canoe - loads of provisions to this place , where they expected to have met the same number of men from the forts on this side ...
... river . I got the following account from them : -They were sent from New Orleans with a hundred men and eight canoe - loads of provisions to this place , where they expected to have met the same number of men from the forts on this side ...
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... river I will go , and build upon it , according to my command . If the river was blocked up I have forces sufficient to burst it open , and tread under my feet all that stand in opposition , together with their alliances ; for my force ...
... river I will go , and build upon it , according to my command . If the river was blocked up I have forces sufficient to burst it open , and tread under my feet all that stand in opposition , together with their alliances ; for my force ...
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