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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... rear of the great mass of their countrymen ,. and in a general view were not distinguishable from them , until the declaration of indepen- dence was proposed . This necessary measure seemed to cut up by the roots every hope of ...
... rear of the great mass of their countrymen ,. and in a general view were not distinguishable from them , until the declaration of indepen- dence was proposed . This necessary measure seemed to cut up by the roots every hope of ...
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... rear , in which about seventy prisoners and a part of their baggage were taken . Almost the whole state of Jersey was now restored to the union . The British general who had lately spread his troops over a very large part of it , and ...
... rear , in which about seventy prisoners and a part of their baggage were taken . Almost the whole state of Jersey was now restored to the union . The British general who had lately spread his troops over a very large part of it , and ...
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... rear , they retreated to the Highlands without effecting any thing . A corps of Connecticut militia under general Wooster , and some New York militia under colonel Rensalear , were left to collect and bring away the forage and horned ...
... rear , they retreated to the Highlands without effecting any thing . A corps of Connecticut militia under general Wooster , and some New York militia under colonel Rensalear , were left to collect and bring away the forage and horned ...
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... rear . Destruction Before this could be effected the enemy ap- Peck's - Kill . peared ; and finding himself unable to oppose them , he set fire to the remaining magazines , and to the barracks , and retired about two miles into the ...
... rear . Destruction Before this could be effected the enemy ap- Peck's - Kill . peared ; and finding himself unable to oppose them , he set fire to the remaining magazines , and to the barracks , and retired about two miles into the ...
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... rear , while Arnold with about five hundred , crossing the country , took post in their front at Ridgefield . Wooster came up with them about eleven in the morning , attacked their rear with great gallantry , and a sharp skirmish ensued ...
... rear , while Arnold with about five hundred , crossing the country , took post in their front at Ridgefield . Wooster came up with them about eleven in the morning , attacked their rear with great gallantry , and a sharp skirmish ensued ...
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