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 3C.P. Wayne., 1804 |
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... the United States were now limited to the defence of their own territory ; and so great was the force directed against them , as to render their ability to repel inva- VOL . III . B CHAP . I. sion , extremely doubtful : But as.
... the United States were now limited to the defence of their own territory ; and so great was the force directed against them , as to render their ability to repel inva- VOL . III . B CHAP . I. sion , extremely doubtful : But as.
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... extremely doubtful : But as the theatre 1776. of action approached nearer home , the scenes assumed a deeper interest . The possession of lakes Champlain and George by the enemy , which might lead to the acquisition of Albany , and all ...
... extremely doubtful : But as the theatre 1776. of action approached nearer home , the scenes assumed a deeper interest . The possession of lakes Champlain and George by the enemy , which might lead to the acquisition of Albany , and all ...
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... extremely critical . It must be admitted too , that wintering on lake George , an army whose supplies were to be drawn from Canada , would have been attended with great difficulty , and that the attempt , at that late season , to ...
... extremely critical . It must be admitted too , that wintering on lake George , an army whose supplies were to be drawn from Canada , would have been attended with great difficulty , and that the attempt , at that late season , to ...
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... extremely unwilling to take the field ; and chose rather to give a small sum of money to a substitute . In a short time , more money was given for a month's service in the militia , than was offered to a soldier to engage in the regu ...
... extremely unwilling to take the field ; and chose rather to give a small sum of money to a substitute . In a short time , more money was given for a month's service in the militia , than was offered to a soldier to engage in the regu ...
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... extremely difficult to obtain supplies of provisions or fuel . While the enemy was thus surrounded , ha- rassed , and confined , by little more than an imaginary army , the parts of which disappeared at the approach of any serious force ...
... extremely difficult to obtain supplies of provisions or fuel . While the enemy was thus surrounded , ha- rassed , and confined , by little more than an imaginary army , the parts of which disappeared at the approach of any serious force ...
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