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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... hand in reply . His troops fell back and closed the gate . The besiegers instantly scaling the wall , saw inside a large ... hands , ere he was superseded in command , proves that his energy was indomitable , and his operations those of a 26.
... hand in reply . His troops fell back and closed the gate . The besiegers instantly scaling the wall , saw inside a large ... hands , ere he was superseded in command , proves that his energy was indomitable , and his operations those of a 26.
Page 215
... hands , he treated them as felons , throwing them into the common prison , and making no distinction between the officers and soldiers , the dangerously wounded and unwounded . General Washington immediately wrote to him , deprecating ...
... hands , he treated them as felons , throwing them into the common prison , and making no distinction between the officers and soldiers , the dangerously wounded and unwounded . General Washington immediately wrote to him , deprecating ...
Page 316
... hands of Congress - a very extraordinary circumstance in the case of a general communicating with his commander . This letter , dated Albany , December 8th , 1777 , was in the following words : " I shall not attempt to describe what ...
... hands of Congress - a very extraordinary circumstance in the case of a general communicating with his commander . This letter , dated Albany , December 8th , 1777 , was in the following words : " I shall not attempt to describe what ...
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