Pictorial Life of George Washington: Embracing a Complete History of the Seven Years' War, the Revolutionary War, the Formation of the Federal Constitution, and the Administration of WashingtonLeary & Getz, 1857 - 588 pages |
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Page 254
... American camp from the side of New York , General Howe again attempted to cut off the communication of the army with the New England states , and by enclosing it on New York Island compel ... American army , to 254 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
... American camp from the side of New York , General Howe again attempted to cut off the communication of the army with the New England states , and by enclosing it on New York Island compel ... American army , to 254 LIFE OF WASHINGTON .
Page 255
... American army , to the number of about seventeen thousand , took possession of the heights , on the east side of the river Brunx , in front of the British army . Following his usual plan , Washington entrenched his camp with the ...
... American army , to the number of about seventeen thousand , took possession of the heights , on the east side of the river Brunx , in front of the British army . Following his usual plan , Washington entrenched his camp with the ...
Page 424
... army arrived on the 25th . The American army followed him at a cautious distance . On the 19th , Lafayette was joined by Baron Steuben , with his detach- ment , which increased the American army to four thousand men : of whom two ...
... army arrived on the 25th . The American army followed him at a cautious distance . On the 19th , Lafayette was joined by Baron Steuben , with his detach- ment , which increased the American army to four thousand men : of whom two ...
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| Title | Pictorial Life of George Washington: Embracing a Complete History of the Seven Years' War, the Revolutionary War, the Formation of the Federal Constitution, and the Administration of Washington |
| Author | John Frost |
| Publisher | Leary & Getz, 1857 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 11 Jun 2012 |
| Length | 588 pages |
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