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 102
... determined to attempt the reduction of Fort Du- quesne , and while he carried on the operations in the North ... determined to cut a new road through the wilderness from Raystown . Wash- ington urgently and repeatedly remonstrated ...
... determined to attempt the reduction of Fort Du- quesne , and while he carried on the operations in the North ... determined to cut a new road through the wilderness from Raystown . Wash- ington urgently and repeatedly remonstrated ...
Page 290
... determined to com- ply with the wishes of Congress in this instance , against his own judgment , to make a determined effort to retard the progress and defeat the aim of the royal army . On the morning of the 11th of September , the ...
... determined to com- ply with the wishes of Congress in this instance , against his own judgment , to make a determined effort to retard the progress and defeat the aim of the royal army . On the morning of the 11th of September , the ...
Page 401
... determined , by a vigorous movement to the South , to nullify the impressions of defeat , and intercept Morgan , who , with his prisoners , was proceeding to Virginia . Notified of these movements , General Greene , after marching from ...
... determined , by a vigorous movement to the South , to nullify the impressions of defeat , and intercept Morgan , who , with his prisoners , was proceeding to Virginia . Notified of these movements , General Greene , after marching from ...
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