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 441
... Cornwallis, to avoid the necessity of a surrender, had determined on the bold attempt to make his escape in the night of the 16th, with a part of his army, into the country. His plan was to leave sick and baggage behind, and to cross ...
... Cornwallis, to avoid the necessity of a surrender, had determined on the bold attempt to make his escape in the night of the 16th, with a part of his army, into the country. His plan was to leave sick and baggage behind, and to cross ...
Page 445
... CORNWALLIS . 445 By the surrender of the posts of Yorktown and Gloucester Point , the Americans gained possession of a large train of artil- lery , consisting of seventy - five brass , and sixty - nine iron cannon , howitzers and ...
... CORNWALLIS . 445 By the surrender of the posts of Yorktown and Gloucester Point , the Americans gained possession of a large train of artil- lery , consisting of seventy - five brass , and sixty - nine iron cannon , howitzers and ...
Page 446
... Cornwallis surrendered . The feet , consisting of twenty - five ships of the line , two vessels of fifty guns each , and eight frigates , arrived off the Chesapeake on the 24th , when the commander - in - chief had the mortification to ...
... Cornwallis surrendered . The feet , consisting of twenty - five ships of the line , two vessels of fifty guns each , and eight frigates , arrived off the Chesapeake on the 24th , when the commander - in - chief had the mortification to ...
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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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