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 307
... 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 be impossible to prevent them from per- petrating . In the summer of 1776 ...
... 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 be impossible to prevent them from per- petrating . In the summer of 1776 ...
Page 414
... force was entirely inadequate to attack New York ; and Sir Henry Clinton had no prospect of being able to force the strong posts of General Washington , in the highlands . Neither party could do more than carry on a petty and desultory ...
... force was entirely inadequate to attack New York ; and Sir Henry Clinton had no prospect of being able to force the strong posts of General Washington , in the highlands . Neither party could do more than carry on a petty and desultory ...
Page 556
... force is indispensable . This is manifest with regard to wars in which a state is itself a party . But besides this , it is in our own experience , that the most sincere neutrality is not a sufficient guard against the depreda- tions of ...
... force is indispensable . This is manifest with regard to wars in which a state is itself a party . But besides this , it is in our own experience , that the most sincere neutrality is not a sufficient guard against the depreda- tions of ...
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