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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... fleet had left the Delaware Bay and steered towards the east . This again left him in suspense , and he naturally concluded from the reported course of the fleet , that General Howe would either go directly back to New York , or land at ...
... fleet had left the Delaware Bay and steered towards the east . This again left him in suspense , and he naturally concluded from the reported course of the fleet , that General Howe would either go directly back to New York , or land at ...
Page 414
... fleet of that nation had been blockaded at Newport ; and the land forces remained in a position to co - operate with the fleet , for mutual defence . About the middle of January , the British fleet was overtaken by a storm , off the ...
... fleet of that nation had been blockaded at Newport ; and the land forces remained in a position to co - operate with the fleet , for mutual defence . About the middle of January , the British fleet was overtaken by a storm , off the ...
Page 432
... fleet along with them to Europe , and would visit the American coast with a small squadron only . Accordingly , Sir George Rodney detached Sir Samuel Hood , with fourteen sail of the line to America , as a sufficient force to counteract ...
... fleet along with them to Europe , and would visit the American coast with a small squadron only . Accordingly , Sir George Rodney detached Sir Samuel Hood , with fourteen sail of the line to America , as a sufficient force to counteract ...
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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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