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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... loss .... The Augusta frigate blows up .... General Washington takes post at White Marsh .... Fort Mifflin evacuated , and possession taken by the British .... Fort Mercer evacuated .... A picket of the enemy attacked and driven in with ...
... loss .... The Augusta frigate blows up .... General Washington takes post at White Marsh .... Fort Mifflin evacuated , and possession taken by the British .... Fort Mercer evacuated .... A picket of the enemy attacked and driven in with ...
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... loss .... Colonel Baum is detached to seize the magazines at Bennington ; is attacked in his intrenchments by gene- ral Starke , and entirely routed .... Brechman marches to Baum's aid , is attacked by colonel Warner , and de- feated ...
... loss .... Colonel Baum is detached to seize the magazines at Bennington ; is attacked in his intrenchments by gene- ral Starke , and entirely routed .... Brechman marches to Baum's aid , is attacked by colonel Warner , and de- feated ...
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... loss of the lakes . A small detachment , which had been stationed at Crown Point as an out post , immediately on the approach of the enemy , set fire to the houses , evacuated the place , and retired to Ticonderoga , which it was ...
... loss of the lakes . A small detachment , which had been stationed at Crown Point as an out post , immediately on the approach of the enemy , set fire to the houses , evacuated the place , and retired to Ticonderoga , which it was ...
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... loss ; in which case , the army might have wintered on the lake , and have commenced its operations early in the spring , from that point . The probability of success in any attempt on Ticonderoga , very much depended on the con- duct ...
... loss ; in which case , the army might have wintered on the lake , and have commenced its operations early in the spring , from that point . The probability of success in any attempt on Ticonderoga , very much depended on the con- duct ...
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... loss of several of them which were sunk in the action . The extraordinary spectacle has been exhib- ited of thirteen distinct colonies , possessing at first no legitimate government ; and afterwards when they became states , possessing ...
... loss of several of them which were sunk in the action . The extraordinary spectacle has been exhib- ited of thirteen distinct colonies , possessing at first no legitimate government ; and afterwards when they became states , possessing ...
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