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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... river .... General Wash- ington advances to Brandywine .... Lord Cornwallis at- tacks Maxwell's corps and compels them to retreat .... The American army defeated at Brandywine , and re- treat to Chester .... After a slight skirmish ...
... river .... General Wash- ington advances to Brandywine .... Lord Cornwallis at- tacks Maxwell's corps and compels them to retreat .... The American army defeated at Brandywine , and re- treat to Chester .... After a slight skirmish ...
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... river , an experiment was made of the efficacy of a defence by gallies , which had been , in some degree , relied on . A detach- ment of soldiers was put on board them , and the Phoenix , lying at anchor in the bay of Haverstraw was ...
... river , an experiment was made of the efficacy of a defence by gallies , which had been , in some degree , relied on . A detach- ment of soldiers was put on board them , and the Phoenix , lying at anchor in the bay of Haverstraw was ...
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... river . These two posts were judiciously selected for the double purpose of again penetrating into the heart of the country , if he should renew the project of marching by land to Philadelphia , and , in the mean time , of keeping up a ...
... river . These two posts were judiciously selected for the double purpose of again penetrating into the heart of the country , if he should renew the project of marching by land to Philadelphia , and , in the mean time , of keeping up a ...
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... river , was a small unimportant place called Peck's - Kill , which had served as a kind of post , where mills had been erected , and where a small body of troops were generally stationed . This was usually the residence of the officer ...
... river , was a small unimportant place called Peck's - Kill , which had served as a kind of post , where mills had been erected , and where a small body of troops were generally stationed . This was usually the residence of the officer ...
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... river , took advantage of the occa- sional weakness of M'Dougal , to plan an ex- pedition against it , for the purpose of either destroying , or bringing away the stores there deposited.f Colonel Bird was detached up the river on this ...
... river , took advantage of the occa- sional weakness of M'Dougal , to plan an ex- pedition against it , for the purpose of either destroying , or bringing away the stores there deposited.f Colonel Bird was detached up the river on this ...
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