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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... river .... The lines of fort Washington carried by the enemy , and the garrison made prisoners .... Evacu- ation of fort Lee .... Weakness of the American army .... Ineffectual attempts to raise the militia .... General Wash- ington ...
... river .... The lines of fort Washington carried by the enemy , and the garrison made prisoners .... Evacu- ation of fort Lee .... Weakness of the American army .... Ineffectual attempts to raise the militia .... General Wash- ington ...
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... river La Bœuf , on which they must necessarily be brought to Venango , did not then afford water enough to admit of their por- tage down it . By a rapid movement therefore , it was extremely probable , that the fort might be reached ...
... river La Bœuf , on which they must necessarily be brought to Venango , did not then afford water enough to admit of their por- tage down it . By a rapid movement therefore , it was extremely probable , that the fort might be reached ...
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... river , I returned to fort William on the Catawba , where I met colonel Buchanan with about thirty men , chiefly officers , to conduct me up Jackson's river along the range of forts . With this small company of irregulars , with whom ...
... river , I returned to fort William on the Catawba , where I met colonel Buchanan with about thirty men , chiefly officers , to conduct me up Jackson's river along the range of forts . With this small company of irregulars , with whom ...
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... river Mayo to the Potow- mack , in a line of three hundred and sixty miles . In a letter written about the same time to the speaker of the assembly , he urged with great force the objections to a reliance on the militia , even if the ...
... river Mayo to the Potow- mack , in a line of three hundred and sixty miles . In a letter written about the same time to the speaker of the assembly , he urged with great force the objections to a reliance on the militia , even if the ...
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... river , a few miles from Williamsburg , to convey by night on board his ship , with a detachment of his marines , a part of the powder in the magazine belonging to the colony . This measure , though conducted with great secrecy , was by ...
... river , a few miles from Williamsburg , to convey by night on board his ship , with a detachment of his marines , a part of the powder in the magazine belonging to the colony . This measure , though conducted with great secrecy , was by ...
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