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 Washington |
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... army to plun- der the retreating soldiers . The courage and ability of Washington , in thus successfully resisting for a whole day an army of more than twice his num- ber , and then obtaining honourable terms of capitulation , raised ...
... army to plun- der the retreating soldiers . The courage and ability of Washington , in thus successfully resisting for a whole day an army of more than twice his num- ber , and then obtaining honourable terms of capitulation , raised ...
Page 77
... army , in general orders , on the 10th of May . The army was detained three weeks at Will's Creek , by the failure of the Virginian contractors to furnish the wagons and horses , which , according to the European rules of warfare , were ...
... army , in general orders , on the 10th of May . The army was detained three weeks at Will's Creek , by the failure of the Virginian contractors to furnish the wagons and horses , which , according to the European rules of warfare , were ...
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... army . He executed this commis- sion with promptness and effect , and arrived with his charge safe in camp , on the 30th of May , though he had been compelled to wait a day in Winchester , in expectation of an escort of cavalry . This ...
... army . He executed this commis- sion with promptness and effect , and arrived with his charge safe in camp , on the 30th of May , though he had been compelled to wait a day in Winchester , in expectation of an escort of cavalry . This ...
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... army to Albany . The army destined for the reduction of Crown Point consisted of about five thousand men . The command was given to William Johnson , an Irishman , who began life as a common soldier , but whose uncommon bodily strength ...
... army to Albany . The army destined for the reduction of Crown Point consisted of about five thousand men . The command was given to William Johnson , an Irishman , who began life as a common soldier , but whose uncommon bodily strength ...
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... army , the Indian spies uniformly reporting them as innumerable , by pointing to the stars in the sky , or the hairs of the head . It was impossible from their accounts to discover whether they fell short of a thousand , or exceeded ten ...
... army , the Indian spies uniformly reporting them as innumerable , by pointing to the stars in the sky , or the hairs of the head . It was impossible from their accounts to discover whether they fell short of a thousand , or exceeded ten ...
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