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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... expedition against Crown Point , to be undertaken by a regiment of militia . General Braddock brought with him an order of the king , dated November 12th , 1754 , the design of which was to regulate the comparative rank of the regular ...
... expedition against Crown Point , to be undertaken by a regiment of militia . General Braddock brought with him an order of the king , dated November 12th , 1754 , the design of which was to regulate the comparative rank of the regular ...
Page 334
... expeditions undertaken by the British . Colonel Mawhood made an incursion into Jersey , at the head of twelve ... expedition , avoided all Lacy's posts of security , and threw a detachment into his rear before he discovered the ...
... expeditions undertaken by the British . Colonel Mawhood made an incursion into Jersey , at the head of twelve ... expedition , avoided all Lacy's posts of security , and threw a detachment into his rear before he discovered the ...
Page 346
... expedition , was received with such marks of esteem that it appears to have quieted all serious mischief . Congress also passed a resolution expressing their appro- bation of the conduct of the count . Lord Howe , in the mean time , had ...
... expedition , was received with such marks of esteem that it appears to have quieted all serious mischief . Congress also passed a resolution expressing their appro- bation of the conduct of the count . Lord Howe , in the mean time , had ...
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