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 2 |
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Page 162
... but before their separation , an association was entered into , signed by
eightynine members , in which they declared that an attack on one colony to
compel submission to arbitrary taxes , is an attack on all British America , and
threatens ruin ...
... but before their separation , an association was entered into , signed by
eightynine members , in which they declared that an attack on one colony to
compel submission to arbitrary taxes , is an attack on all British America , and
threatens ruin ...
Page 296
IV . that time , and before they could again be in 1776 . readiness for the attack ,
the works were made so strong , that it was thought unadvisable to attempt to
force them ; and the evacuation of the town was resolved on . In the expectation
that ...
IV . that time , and before they could again be in 1776 . readiness for the attack ,
the works were made so strong , that it was thought unadvisable to attempt to
force them ; and the evacuation of the town was resolved on . In the expectation
that ...
Page 435
The rear was covered and defended from an attack from the ships , by strong
batteries on Red hook , and on Governor ' s island , which in a great measure
commanded that part of the bay , and by other batteries on East river which kept
open ...
The rear was covered and defended from an attack from the ships , by strong
batteries on Red hook , and on Governor ' s island , which in a great measure
commanded that part of the bay , and by other batteries on East river which kept
open ...
Page 503
The enemy , who had advanced from New Rochelle and Mamaraneck , and were
within seven or eight miles of the White Plains , now October 28 . made
arrangements to attack general Washing - Battle of the ton in his camp . Early in
the ...
The enemy , who had advanced from New Rochelle and Mamaraneck , and were
within seven or eight miles of the White Plains , now October 28 . made
arrangements to attack general Washing - Battle of the ton in his camp . Early in
the ...
Page 504
VIII . attack on the centre and right of the American 1776 . camp . He therefore
directed colonel Rawle with a brigade of Hessians which he com . manded , to
cross the Brunx and make a cir . cuit so as to gain a position from which hę might
...
VIII . attack on the centre and right of the American 1776 . camp . He therefore
directed colonel Rawle with a brigade of Hessians which he com . manded , to
cross the Brunx and make a cir . cuit so as to gain a position from which hę might
...
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| Title | 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 ..., Volume 2 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, Bushrod Washington |
| Author | John Marshall |
| Publisher | C.P. Wayne., 1804 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Jul 2007 |
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