Lives of the Heroes of the American Revolution ... Also Embracing the Declaration of Independence and Signers' Names; the Constitution of the United States and Amendments; Together with the Inaugural, First Annual and Farewell Addresses of Washington ... |
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... battle of Brandy wine , General Greene , by his distinguished conduct , added greatly to his former renown . In the course of it , a detachment of American troops , commanded by General Sullivan , being unexpectedly attacked by the ...
... battle of Brandy wine , General Greene , by his distinguished conduct , added greatly to his former renown . In the course of it , a detachment of American troops , commanded by General Sullivan , being unexpectedly attacked by the ...
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... Greene and the commander - in - chief . In his general orders after the battle , the latter ne- glected to bestow any special applause on Weedon's brigade . Against this General Greene remonstrated in person NATHANIEL GREENE . 383.
... Greene and the commander - in - chief . In his general orders after the battle , the latter ne- glected to bestow any special applause on Weedon's brigade . Against this General Greene remonstrated in person NATHANIEL GREENE . 383.
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... battle of Monmouth ; the second , in a very brilliant expedition against the enemy in Rhode Island , under the command of General Sullivan . At the battle of Monmouth , the commander - in - chief , disgusted with the be- haviour of ...
... battle of Monmouth ; the second , in a very brilliant expedition against the enemy in Rhode Island , under the command of General Sullivan . At the battle of Monmouth , the commander - in - chief , disgusted with the be- haviour of ...
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... battle . These operations depend on mere professional qualifi- cations , that can be readily acquired by mo- derate capacities . But to raise and provide for an army in a dispirited and devastated country , creating resources where they ...
... battle . These operations depend on mere professional qualifi- cations , that can be readily acquired by mo- derate capacities . But to raise and provide for an army in a dispirited and devastated country , creating resources where they ...
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... battle of the Cowpens . Cornwallis , immediately on learning the movements of Greene , despatched Colonel Tarlton with a strong detachment , amounting , in horse and foot , to near a thousand , for the protection of Ninety - Six , with ...
... battle of the Cowpens . Cornwallis , immediately on learning the movements of Greene , despatched Colonel Tarlton with a strong detachment , amounting , in horse and foot , to near a thousand , for the protection of Ninety - Six , with ...
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