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 248
... militia , and that militia frequently called out , it is hardly to be expected . The addition of land might have a considerable influence on a permanent enlistment . Our number of men at present fit for duty is under twenty thousand ...
... militia , and that militia frequently called out , it is hardly to be expected . The addition of land might have a considerable influence on a permanent enlistment . Our number of men at present fit for duty is under twenty thousand ...
Page 261
... Militia may possibly do it for a little while ; but in a little while , also , and the militia of those states which have been frequently called upon , will not turn out at all ; or if they do , it will be with so much reluctance and ...
... Militia may possibly do it for a little while ; but in a little while , also , and the militia of those states which have been frequently called upon , will not turn out at all ; or if they do , it will be with so much reluctance and ...
Page 400
... militia , who , since the establishment of the British at Ninety - Six , had been ground down with cruel oppression , and were now burning for revenge . As soon as the intelligence of this movement reached Lord Corn- wallis , he ...
... militia , who , since the establishment of the British at Ninety - Six , had been ground down with cruel oppression , and were now burning for revenge . As soon as the intelligence of this movement reached Lord Corn- wallis , he ...
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