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 38
... necessary for building vessels . They were to be reinforced early in the spring by two thousand five hundred men , and were to take possession of Oswego ; to launch the vessels constructed of the materials to be prepared during the ...
... necessary for building vessels . They were to be reinforced early in the spring by two thousand five hundred men , and were to take possession of Oswego ; to launch the vessels constructed of the materials to be prepared during the ...
Page 39
... necessary to be guarded against any possible at- tack from Quebec , they could afford but feeble aid to the operations in that quarter . It was sup- posed however that a detachment of two thousand men might be spared for this object ...
... necessary to be guarded against any possible at- tack from Quebec , they could afford but feeble aid to the operations in that quarter . It was sup- posed however that a detachment of two thousand men might be spared for this object ...
Page 47
... necessary for me to proceed in the business , I must request their more definitive and explicit instructions , and that they will permit me , previous to transmitting the intended dispatches , to submit them to their de- termination ...
... necessary for me to proceed in the business , I must request their more definitive and explicit instructions , and that they will permit me , previous to transmitting the intended dispatches , to submit them to their de- termination ...
Page 62
... necessary for the pre- servation of health , that , though he had but little more than seen an enemy , he found himself com- pelled to hasten out of the country with very con- siderable loss . After this disastrous enterprise , his army ...
... necessary for the pre- servation of health , that , though he had but little more than seen an enemy , he found himself com- pelled to hasten out of the country with very con- siderable loss . After this disastrous enterprise , his army ...
Page 74
... necessary , the baggage was removed to the north side of the river . The bridge over the crcek at this place had been broken down by the British troops on retiring into the lower country , and preparations were making to into 74 THE LIFE ...
... necessary , the baggage was removed to the north side of the river . The bridge over the crcek at this place had been broken down by the British troops on retiring into the lower country , and preparations were making to into 74 THE LIFE ...
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