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 110
... immediately below the town , defended it on that side , and gave it the security of a peninsular locality . There was a boom thrown across the mouth of the St. Charles , immediately within which the French fleet was moored . A ...
... immediately below the town , defended it on that side , and gave it the security of a peninsular locality . There was a boom thrown across the mouth of the St. Charles , immediately within which the French fleet was moored . A ...
Page 144
... immediately sent to all the provincial Assemblies . A feeling of indignation at the conduct of the government , and sympathy with the people of Boston , spread with incredible rapidity throughout the continent . The legislative Assembly ...
... immediately sent to all the provincial Assemblies . A feeling of indignation at the conduct of the government , and sympathy with the people of Boston , spread with incredible rapidity throughout the continent . The legislative Assembly ...
Page 252
... immediately began to remove the sick , amount- ing to more than the fourth part of the whole army , together with the military stores and provisions , to a place of safety above Kingsbridge . The sick were removed , but before all the ...
... immediately began to remove the sick , amount- ing to more than the fourth part of the whole army , together with the military stores and provisions , to a place of safety above Kingsbridge . The sick were removed , but before all the ...
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