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 264
... river in the vicinity of Bristol , but failed through inattention to the state of the tide and of the river , as they could not land on account of the heaps of ice accumulated on the Jersey bank . The second division , under General ...
... river in the vicinity of Bristol , but failed through inattention to the state of the tide and of the river , as they could not land on account of the heaps of ice accumulated on the Jersey bank . The second division , under General ...
Page 419
... river . Baron Steuben was unable to make any effectual resistance to this ruthless work of devastation . The regular troops of the state had been sent to reinforce General Greene , and the militia then in the field did not much exceed ...
... river . Baron Steuben was unable to make any effectual resistance to this ruthless work of devastation . The regular troops of the state had been sent to reinforce General Greene , and the militia then in the field did not much exceed ...
Page 420
... river in the face of that officer , the British general marched back to Bermuda Hundreds , a point of land formed by the junction of James River and the Appomattox , destroying much valuable property on his way . Embarking his army , he ...
... river in the face of that officer , the British general marched back to Bermuda Hundreds , a point of land formed by the junction of James River and the Appomattox , destroying much valuable property on his way . Embarking his army , he ...
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