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 4Richard Phillips, 1805 - Presidents |
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Page 29
... defence a more considerable portion of the army , than had been allotted to that part of the union , since the сар- ture of Burgoyne . On July the 15th Colonel Hartley's regiment , and two companies of militia , were ordered , on the ...
... defence a more considerable portion of the army , than had been allotted to that part of the union , since the сар- ture of Burgoyne . On July the 15th Colonel Hartley's regiment , and two companies of militia , were ordered , on the ...
Page 32
... defence being made , and it being understood that assistance was approaching , the enterprise was abandoned ; and his party , after having repeated the horrors practised in Wyoming , retired out of the settlement . While the frontiers ...
... defence being made , and it being understood that assistance was approaching , the enterprise was abandoned ; and his party , after having repeated the horrors practised in Wyoming , retired out of the settlement . While the frontiers ...
Page 34
... defence . While thus employed , he received unquestionable information from a Spanish merchant , that Ha- milton , who supposed himself to be in a state of perfect security at St. Vincent's , had detached his Indians to block up the ...
... defence . While thus employed , he received unquestionable information from a Spanish merchant , that Ha- milton , who supposed himself to be in a state of perfect security at St. Vincent's , had detached his Indians to block up the ...
Page 66
... the south- ern expedition , had ordered General Prevost to co- operate from East Florida with Colonel Campbell . That officer immediately collected all the force which could be spared from the defence of St. Augustine which 66 THE LIFE OF.
... the south- ern expedition , had ordered General Prevost to co- operate from East Florida with Colonel Campbell . That officer immediately collected all the force which could be spared from the defence of St. Augustine which 66 THE LIFE OF.
Page 67
... defence of St. Augustine , and , on hearing that the troops from the north were off the coast , he immediately en- tered the southern frontier of Georgia , and in- vested Sunbury , which , after a slight resistance , surrendered at ...
... defence of St. Augustine , and , on hearing that the troops from the north were off the coast , he immediately en- tered the southern frontier of Georgia , and in- vested Sunbury , which , after a slight resistance , surrendered at ...
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