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 Honourable 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, from Their Settlement to the Commencement of that War which Terminated in Their Independence, Volume 2C.P. Wayne., 1804 - Presidents |
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... soon after which two independent companies of regulars arrived at the same place , the one from South Carolina , and the other from New York , making in the whole , ( for the Virginia regiment was not complete ) somewhat less than four ...
... soon after which two independent companies of regulars arrived at the same place , the one from South Carolina , and the other from New York , making in the whole , ( for the Virginia regiment was not complete ) somewhat less than four ...
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... soon after the commence- ment of the march , its propriety became too obvious to be longer neglected , and considerable changes were made in this respect . June . The army consisted of two British regiments , with a few corps of ...
... soon after the commence- ment of the march , its propriety became too obvious to be longer neglected , and considerable changes were made in this respect . June . The army consisted of two British regiments , with a few corps of ...
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... soon followed by the remnant of the troops . On their arrival , all the stores , except those necessary for im- mediate use , were destroyed . General Brad- dock died at this place , and colonel Dunbar , a short time afterwards ...
... soon followed by the remnant of the troops . On their arrival , all the stores , except those necessary for im- mediate use , were destroyed . General Brad- dock died at this place , and colonel Dunbar , a short time afterwards ...
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... soon pass even those mountains , and ravage the country below them . Express after express was sent to hasten the militia , but sent in vain . At length , laden with plunder , prisoners , and scalps , the French and their savage allies ...
... soon pass even those mountains , and ravage the country below them . Express after express was sent to hasten the militia , but sent in vain . At length , laden with plunder , prisoners , and scalps , the French and their savage allies ...
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... , who too often inflicted death by torture . As soon as the main body of the enemy had withdrawn from the settlements , a tour was made by colonel Washington to the southwes tern frontier , in order to examine in person the THE LIFE OF.
... , who too often inflicted death by torture . As soon as the main body of the enemy had withdrawn from the settlements , a tour was made by colonel Washington to the southwes tern frontier , in order to examine in person the THE LIFE OF.
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