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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... southern army . Major , Gardner defeated by General Moultrie . Insurrection of the Tories in South Carolina , who are defeated by Colonel Pickens . Ash surprised and defeated by Prevost . Prevost compels Moultrie to retreat . Lin- coln ...
... southern army . Major , Gardner defeated by General Moultrie . Insurrection of the Tories in South Carolina , who are defeated by Colonel Pickens . Ash surprised and defeated by Prevost . Prevost compels Moultrie to retreat . Lin- coln ...
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... of a part of the Pennsylvania line . Peace concluded . Evacuation of New York . Gene- ral Washington resigns his commission , and retires . to Mount Vernon . 566 621 THE Page fleet arrives on the southern coast of America . viii CONTENTS .
... of a part of the Pennsylvania line . Peace concluded . Evacuation of New York . Gene- ral Washington resigns his commission , and retires . to Mount Vernon . 566 621 THE Page fleet arrives on the southern coast of America . viii CONTENTS .
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... southern coast of America . Siege of Savannah by the combined armies . Unsuccessful attempt to storm it . The siege raised . Victory gained by General Sullivan over the Indians at Newtown . Spain offers her mediation to the belligerent ...
... southern coast of America . Siege of Savannah by the combined armies . Unsuccessful attempt to storm it . The siege raised . Victory gained by General Sullivan over the Indians at Newtown . Spain offers her mediation to the belligerent ...
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... southern army . Ar- rives in camp . Detaches Morgan over the Catawba . Battle of the Cowpens . Pursuit of the American army through North Carolina into Virginia . Lord Cornwallis retires to Hillsborough . Greene recrosses the Dann ...
... southern army . Ar- rives in camp . Detaches Morgan over the Catawba . Battle of the Cowpens . Pursuit of the American army through North Carolina into Virginia . Lord Cornwallis retires to Hillsborough . Greene recrosses the Dann ...
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... southern states , in the year 1778 , the commissioners appointed to give effect to the late conciliatory acts of parliament , which had been proposed by Lord North , embarked for Europe . They had exerted unsuccessfully their utmost ...
... southern states , in the year 1778 , the commissioners appointed to give effect to the late conciliatory acts of parliament , which had been proposed by Lord North , embarked for Europe . They had exerted unsuccessfully their utmost ...
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