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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... whole . The war had indeed changed its object , and its character . Instead of con- quest , the views of the United States were now limited to the defence of their own territory ; and so great was the force directed against them , as to ...
... whole . The war had indeed changed its object , and its character . Instead of con- quest , the views of the United States were now limited to the defence of their own territory ; and so great was the force directed against them , as to ...
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... whole country of New England . The field officers unanimously remonstrated against it ; and general Washington himself expressed great surprise at it . Nothing but necessity , he con- ceived , could justify the abandonment of so ...
... whole country of New England . The field officers unanimously remonstrated against it ; and general Washington himself expressed great surprise at it . Nothing but necessity , he con- ceived , could justify the abandonment of so ...
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... whole fleet was anchored in a line as near that of the Americans as it could be brought , for the purpose of preventing their escape . In this engagement , the best schooner belonging to the American flotilla was burnt , and a gon- dola ...
... whole fleet was anchored in a line as near that of the Americans as it could be brought , for the purpose of preventing their escape . In this engagement , the best schooner belonging to the American flotilla was burnt , and a gon- dola ...
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... whole force was exerted . They made sudden irruptions into the country , which they laid waste in their usual manner , scalping and mur- dering , indiscriminately , the mother with her infant , as well as those who were capable of ...
... whole force was exerted . They made sudden irruptions into the country , which they laid waste in their usual manner , scalping and mur- dering , indiscriminately , the mother with her infant , as well as those who were capable of ...
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... whole of Jersey wore the appear- ance of a province once more within the pale of the British empire . Had the conduct of the British army been such as to cherish the expec- tation , that security to their persons and pro- perty was ...
... whole of Jersey wore the appear- ance of a province once more within the pale of the British empire . Had the conduct of the British army been such as to cherish the expec- tation , that security to their persons and pro- perty was ...
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