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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... ground against the enemy . The British army commanded by general Carleton , in great force , and flushed with victory , was about Montreal and St. Johns . Fortunately , the command of the lakes was essential to their further progress ...
... ground against the enemy . The British army commanded by general Carleton , in great force , and flushed with victory , was about Montreal and St. Johns . Fortunately , the command of the lakes was essential to their further progress ...
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... furnished an ad- ditional ground of controversy on the subject of prisoners . As he had been an officer in the British service , whose resignation , perhaps , CHAP . I. had not been received when he entered E 2 GEORGE WASHINGTON . 27.
... furnished an ad- ditional ground of controversy on the subject of prisoners . As he had been an officer in the British service , whose resignation , perhaps , CHAP . I. had not been received when he entered E 2 GEORGE WASHINGTON . 27.
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... ground of right , the pressure of which had not been felt ; it will readily be supposed that some contrariety of opinion must have prevailed in every stage of the controversy . In its origin , there were very few who took a decisive ...
... ground of right , the pressure of which had not been felt ; it will readily be supposed that some contrariety of opinion must have prevailed in every stage of the controversy . In its origin , there were very few who took a decisive ...
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... to the possession of two neighbouring towns , and the communica- tion between them ; and could only consider himself as master of the ground he occupied . K 2 CHAP . II . The American force had been so GEORGE WASHINGTON . 67.
... to the possession of two neighbouring towns , and the communica- tion between them ; and could only consider himself as master of the ground he occupied . K 2 CHAP . II . The American force had been so GEORGE WASHINGTON . 67.
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... grounds on the opposite shore , where the Americans had erected a battery : but general Washington directed that the attempt should not be made without the strongest probability of success ; and as the eastern continental troops were ...
... grounds on the opposite shore , where the Americans had erected a battery : but general Washington directed that the attempt should not be made without the strongest probability of success ; and as the eastern continental troops were ...
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