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 141
... entered the mind of Lord North , as if to hasten on the great catastrophe by which Britain was in a few years to be deprived of the brightest gems in her diadem . In consequence of the pertinacious and suc- cessful exclusion of tea from ...
... entered the mind of Lord North , as if to hasten on the great catastrophe by which Britain was in a few years to be deprived of the brightest gems in her diadem . In consequence of the pertinacious and suc- cessful exclusion of tea from ...
Page 386
... entered into negotiations with the British commander - in - chief for that purpose . The surrender of West Point , he was well aware , would gratify his new friends ; and he wished to inflict a deadly wound on his old associates , whom ...
... entered into negotiations with the British commander - in - chief for that purpose . The surrender of West Point , he was well aware , would gratify his new friends ; and he wished to inflict a deadly wound on his old associates , whom ...
Page 433
... entered the fort at the point of the bayonet ; when , though opposition had ceased , a mur- derous carnage ensued . Few Americans had fallen before the British entered the works ; but eighty - five were killed , sixty wounded , most of ...
... entered the fort at the point of the bayonet ; when , though opposition had ceased , a mur- derous carnage ensued . Few Americans had fallen before the British entered the works ; but eighty - five were killed , sixty wounded , most of ...
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