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 4C.P. Wayne, 1805 |
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... experience than Howe should command in the southern depart- ment , had earnestly pressed that he should be recalled , and that general Lincoln , who had 1779 . coln takes the the southern been second in 18 THE LIFE OF.
... experience than Howe should command in the southern depart- ment , had earnestly pressed that he should be recalled , and that general Lincoln , who had 1779 . coln takes the the southern been second in 18 THE LIFE OF.
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... ment of artillery for the performance of garrison duty in the state . This regiment had been distributed along the eastern frontier in the manner most conducive to the general safety ; and slight fortifications had been erected in CHAP ...
... ment of artillery for the performance of garrison duty in the state . This regiment had been distributed along the eastern frontier in the manner most conducive to the general safety ; and slight fortifications had been erected in CHAP ...
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... ment , if united , was not strong enough to maintain any single position against a body of troops so respectable as to contemplate con- quest ; and the whole face of the lower country of Virginia , intersected with deep creeks , marshes ...
... ment , if united , was not strong enough to maintain any single position against a body of troops so respectable as to contemplate con- quest ; and the whole face of the lower country of Virginia , intersected with deep creeks , marshes ...
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... ment from the garrison of that place . A plan for surprising their towns having been formed by general Schuyler , and approved by the commander in chief , colonel Van Schaick , as- sisted by lieutenant colonel Willet and major Cochran ...
... ment from the garrison of that place . A plan for surprising their towns having been formed by general Schuyler , and approved by the commander in chief , colonel Van Schaick , as- sisted by lieutenant colonel Willet and major Cochran ...
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... ment , the army under the command of sir Henry Clinton was computed at between six- teen and seventeen thousand men . This force was rendered the more efficient by the co- operation of a powerful fleet , and the perfect command of the ...
... ment , the army under the command of sir Henry Clinton was computed at between six- teen and seventeen thousand men . This force was rendered the more efficient by the co- operation of a powerful fleet , and the perfect command of the ...
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