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 |
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The Count d'Estaing , then in the West Indies , being strongly importuned by Governor Rutledge and General Lincoln to repair to Savannah and aid in driving the British from Georgia , arrived on the coast in the month of September ...
The Count d'Estaing , then in the West Indies , being strongly importuned by Governor Rutledge and General Lincoln to repair to Savannah and aid in driving the British from Georgia , arrived on the coast in the month of September ...
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At the time of the arrival of the French in Rhode Island , Admiral Arbuthnot had only four sail of the line at New ... Admiral Graves arrived from England with six sail of the line , which gave the British a decided superiority to the ...
At the time of the arrival of the French in Rhode Island , Admiral Arbuthnot had only four sail of the line at New ... Admiral Graves arrived from England with six sail of the line , which gave the British a decided superiority to the ...
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four ships of the line arrived from Europe , and two from the West Indies . At length , the commander - in - chief embarked with seven thousand of his best troops , but was unable to sail from Sandy Hook till the 19th , the day on which ...
four ships of the line arrived from Europe , and two from the West Indies . At length , the commander - in - chief embarked with seven thousand of his best troops , but was unable to sail from Sandy Hook till the 19th , the day on which ...
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