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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It would be impossible to say whether Burgoyne , who led on this devastating force , addressed them , for the purpose of awakening the instincts of the savages , or by way of anticipating the acts of barbarity , which he knew it would ...
It would be impossible to say whether Burgoyne , who led on this devastating force , addressed them , for the purpose of awakening the instincts of the savages , or by way of anticipating the acts of barbarity , which he knew it would ...
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The American force was entirely inadequate to attack New York ; and Sir Henry Clinton had no prospect of being able ... Ever since its arrival , the fleet of that nation had been blockaded at Newport ; and the land forces remained in a ...
The American force was entirely inadequate to attack New York ; and Sir Henry Clinton had no prospect of being able ... Ever since its arrival , the fleet of that nation had been blockaded at Newport ; and the land forces remained in a ...
Page 556
To secure respect to a neutral flag , requires a naval force , organized and ready to vindicate it from insult or aggression . This may even prevent the necessity of going to war , by discouraging belligerent powers from committing such ...
To secure respect to a neutral flag , requires a naval force , organized and ready to vindicate it from insult or aggression . This may even prevent the necessity of going to war , by discouraging belligerent powers from committing such ...
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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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