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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... expedition against Crown Point , to be undertaken by a regiment of militia . General Braddock brought with him an order of the king , dated November 12th , 1754 , the design of which was to regulate the comparative rank of the regular ...
... expedition against Crown Point , to be undertaken by a regiment of militia . General Braddock brought with him an order of the king , dated November 12th , 1754 , the design of which was to regulate the comparative rank of the regular ...
Page 346
... expedition , was received with such marks of esteem that it appears to have quieted all serious mischief . Congress also passed a resolution expressing their appro- bation of the conduct of the count . Lord Howe , in the mean time , had ...
... expedition , was received with such marks of esteem that it appears to have quieted all serious mischief . Congress also passed a resolution expressing their appro- bation of the conduct of the count . Lord Howe , in the mean time , had ...
Page 538
... expedition sent against them had been put under com- mand of General Harmar , who was defeated with considerable loss in the neighbourhood of Chilicothe . General St. Clair was sent on a second expedition , but was also defeated with ...
... expedition sent against them had been put under com- mand of General Harmar , who was defeated with considerable loss in the neighbourhood of Chilicothe . General St. Clair was sent on a second expedition , but was also defeated with ...
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