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... thousand men , and that Washington himself had never had under his command during the Revolution more than ten thousand troops . In view of this , it appeared a strange policy , indeed , to raise five or six thousand men to oppose a ...
... thousand men , and that Washington himself had never had under his command during the Revolution more than ten thousand troops . In view of this , it appeared a strange policy , indeed , to raise five or six thousand men to oppose a ...
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... thousand vagabonds who were fit food for gunpowder ? ' Probing into ' the ulterior views of the committee on this point , ' Randolph accused his fellow Republicans of preparing for ag- gression against Canada . In the light of the ...
... thousand vagabonds who were fit food for gunpowder ? ' Probing into ' the ulterior views of the committee on this point , ' Randolph accused his fellow Republicans of preparing for ag- gression against Canada . In the light of the ...
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... thousand men , preferring instead to pass a measure that provided for sixty - five thousand regulars and thirty - five thousand volun- teers . The bill contained an amendment calling for a reduction of the army to its prewar figure by 1 ...
... thousand men , preferring instead to pass a measure that provided for sixty - five thousand regulars and thirty - five thousand volun- teers . The bill contained an amendment calling for a reduction of the army to its prewar figure by 1 ...
Contents
The AngloAmerican Heritage | 3 |
The Founding Fathers Reaffirm Civil Supremacy | 18 |
The Defeat of the Federalist Military Plans | 32 |
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