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 212
... army ; for , however difficult such an operation must at all times be , there the creative power was itself wanting ; the United States were as destitute of a government as of an army . The Congress , a mere phantom , a delusive point ...
... army ; for , however difficult such an operation must at all times be , there the creative power was itself wanting ; the United States were as destitute of a government as of an army . The Congress , a mere phantom , a delusive point ...
Page 303
... ARMY AT VALLEY FORGE . 303 for the retirement of his army to winter quarters . The concluding clause of this order deserves notice . It is in these words : " To - morrow , being the day set apart by the honourable Con- gress for public ...
... ARMY AT VALLEY FORGE . 303 for the retirement of his army to winter quarters . The concluding clause of this order deserves notice . It is in these words : " To - morrow , being the day set apart by the honourable Con- gress for public ...
Page 428
... army under Wash- ington did not amount to five thousand men . This force was so much inferior to what had been contemplated when the plan of operations was agreed on at Wethersfield , that it became doubtful whether it would be ...
... army under Wash- ington did not amount to five thousand men . This force was so much inferior to what had been contemplated when the plan of operations was agreed on at Wethersfield , that it became doubtful whether it would be ...
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