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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From his knowledge of the service to be performed , he very early suggested the
propriety of using , to a considerable extent , pack horses instead of waggons , for
the baggage of the army . This advice was June . at first rejected ; but soon after ...
From his knowledge of the service to be performed , he very early suggested the
propriety of using , to a considerable extent , pack horses instead of waggons , for
the baggage of the army . This advice was June . at first rejected ; but soon after ...
Page 339
On this account they determined to maintain , still longer , their present situation ;
but the force of the enemy increasing very considerably , they soon perceived
that they were no longer masters of their own destinies , and were compelled
about ...
On this account they determined to maintain , still longer , their present situation ;
but the force of the enemy increasing very considerably , they soon perceived
that they were no longer masters of their own destinies , and were compelled
about ...
Page 363
V . peared to them very considerable ; and offered 1776 . every assistance in
their power . He calculated on their joining him in very great numbers , and
entertained . sanguine hopes of recovering and maintaining the post of De
Chambeau .
V . peared to them very considerable ; and offered 1776 . every assistance in
their power . He calculated on their joining him in very great numbers , and
entertained . sanguine hopes of recovering and maintaining the post of De
Chambeau .
Page 449
... be rendered equal , even in point of numbers , to the enemy ; but with the
advantage of the defensible country , through which it was necessary to pass ,
and of a fortified camp which could only be attacked on one side , considerable
hopes ...
... be rendered equal , even in point of numbers , to the enemy ; but with the
advantage of the defensible country , through which it was necessary to pass ,
and of a fortified camp which could only be attacked on one side , considerable
hopes ...
Page 518
It was therefore deemed necessary to withdraw the garrison , with the utmost
possible dispatch , from the narrow neck of land between the Hudson and
Hackensack ; and , with considerable difficulty , their retreat was effected over a
bridge on ...
It was therefore deemed necessary to withdraw the garrison , with the utmost
possible dispatch , from the narrow neck of land between the Hudson and
Hackensack ; and , with considerable difficulty , their retreat was effected over a
bridge on ...
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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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