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, 1853 - 586 pages |
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Page 172
... body proceeded to destroy the arms , ammunition , and provi- sions , which were found in store . A detachment , sent forward to occupy a bridge , was surrounded by a body of militia and minute- men , who , having approached in the guise ...
... body proceeded to destroy the arms , ammunition , and provi- sions , which were found in store . A detachment , sent forward to occupy a bridge , was surrounded by a body of militia and minute- men , who , having approached in the guise ...
Page 424
... body of cavalry , which had spread terror and devastation over the country , and greatly intimi- dated the militia . Though Lafayette kept about twenty miles behind the main body of the British army , yet its light parties hung on its ...
... body of cavalry , which had spread terror and devastation over the country , and greatly intimi- dated the militia . Though Lafayette kept about twenty miles behind the main body of the British army , yet its light parties hung on its ...
Page 425
... body had passed the river . On the afternoon of the 6th , Lafayette was told that the main body of the British army had crossed the ford , and that a rear guard only remained behind ; an opinion which the British general artfully ...
... body had passed the river . On the afternoon of the 6th , Lafayette was told that the main body of the British army had crossed the ford , and that a rear guard only remained behind ; an opinion which the British general artfully ...
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