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 |
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... and continued with them three days , until I found there was no probability of their getting home in a reasonable time . The horses became less able to travel every day ; the cold increased very fast ; and the roada were becoming ...
... and continued with them three days , until I found there was no probability of their getting home in a reasonable time . The horses became less able to travel every day ; the cold increased very fast ; and the roada were becoming ...
Page 208
... for had he not been apprehensive of the troops leaving him at so important a crisis , but continued the blockade of Quebec , a capitulation , from the best accounts I have been able to collect , must inevitably have followed .
... for had he not been apprehensive of the troops leaving him at so important a crisis , but continued the blockade of Quebec , a capitulation , from the best accounts I have been able to collect , must inevitably have followed .
Page 432
... which continued till night . Both sustained considerable damage . The fleets continued in sight of each other for five days ; but De Grasse's object was not to fight unless to cover Chesapeake Bay ; and Admiral ...
... which continued till night . Both sustained considerable damage . The fleets continued in sight of each other for five days ; but De Grasse's object was not to fight unless to cover Chesapeake Bay ; and Admiral ...
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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, 1854 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 19 Feb 2008 |
| Length | 588 pages |
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