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, Tập 2C.P. Wayne, 1804 |
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... appeared and immedi- ately commenced a furious attack upon the fort , where they were received with great in- trepidity . The Americans fought partly within the stockade , and partly in the surrounding ditch which was nearly filled with ...
... appeared and immedi- ately commenced a furious attack upon the fort , where they were received with great in- trepidity . The Americans fought partly within the stockade , and partly in the surrounding ditch which was nearly filled with ...
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... appeared and strengthened the dif- ferent posts . The country was now searched , and the best dispositions made to repel another invasion . The fort at Winchester was com- menced which , in honour of the general , who was ordered to ...
... appeared and strengthened the dif- ferent posts . The country was now searched , and the best dispositions made to repel another invasion . The fort at Winchester was com- menced which , in honour of the general , who was ordered to ...
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... appeared at Dickenson's fort , where the Indians ran down , caught several children that were playing under the walls , and had got to the gate before they were discovered . Was not Vass's fort surprised , and a good many souls lost in ...
... appeared at Dickenson's fort , where the Indians ran down , caught several children that were playing under the walls , and had got to the gate before they were discovered . Was not Vass's fort surprised , and a good many souls lost in ...
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... behind my back . " It is uncertain in what light my services may have appeared to your honour : but this I know , and it is the highest consolation I am 1757 . CHAP . I. capable of feeling , that no man GEORGE WASHINGTON . 53.
... behind my back . " It is uncertain in what light my services may have appeared to your honour : but this I know , and it is the highest consolation I am 1757 . CHAP . I. capable of feeling , that no man GEORGE WASHINGTON . 53.
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... appearance of glory which we once had in view .... that hope .... that laudable ambition of serving our country , and meriting its applause , are now no more ; all is dwindled into ease , sloth , and fatal inactivity . In a word , all ...
... appearance of glory which we once had in view .... that hope .... that laudable ambition of serving our country , and meriting its applause , are now no more ; all is dwindled into ease , sloth , and fatal inactivity . In a word , all ...
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