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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I . solicitous to be engaged as early as possible in 1754 . active service , and to
be usefully employed , he obtained permission , about the beginning of · April , to
march with two companies in advance of the other troops , to the Great Meadows
...
I . solicitous to be engaged as early as possible in 1754 . active service , and to
be usefully employed , he obtained permission , about the beginning of · April , to
march with two companies in advance of the other troops , to the Great Meadows
...
Page 216
Very many had engaged with zeal in the resistance made by America , and had
acted on a full conviction of the correctness of the principles for which they
contended , who would very reluctantly have engaged in the measures which
had been ...
Very many had engaged with zeal in the resistance made by America , and had
acted on a full conviction of the correctness of the principles for which they
contended , who would very reluctantly have engaged in the measures which
had been ...
Page 231
III . their aid , from coming to their assistance , and 1775 . had probably prevented
their receiving proper * supplies of ammunition . , In this enterprise , about three
thousand men composing the flower of the British army were engaged , and ...
III . their aid , from coming to their assistance , and 1775 . had probably prevented
their receiving proper * supplies of ammunition . , In this enterprise , about three
thousand men composing the flower of the British army were engaged , and ...
Page 283
Men engaged for a CHAP . IV . short limited time only , have the officers too 1776
. much in their power . To obtain a degree of popularity in order to induce a
second inlistment , a kind of familiarity takes place which brings on a relaxation of
...
Men engaged for a CHAP . IV . short limited time only , have the officers too 1776
. much in their power . To obtain a degree of popularity in order to induce a
second inlistment , a kind of familiarity takes place which brings on a relaxation of
...
Page 443
In that quarter too , the Americans were broken and driven back into the woods ,
and the front of the column led by general Clinton , continuing to move forward ,
intercepted and engaged . • General Howe ' s letter . CHAP . VII those who were ...
In that quarter too , the Americans were broken and driven back into the woods ,
and the front of the column led by general Clinton , continuing to move forward ,
intercepted and engaged . • General Howe ' s letter . CHAP . VII those who were ...
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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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