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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Page 21
... engaged them to meet him early the next morning , when , with their assistance , he would have a ride . Accordingly , the little party assembled the following day , soon after sunrise , and repaired to the field where the young Arabian ...
... engaged them to meet him early the next morning , when , with their assistance , he would have a ride . Accordingly , the little party assembled the following day , soon after sunrise , and repaired to the field where the young Arabian ...
Page 52
... engaged in it , the Old French War . It was destined to develope the military talents and ener- gies of Washington , and to transfer the possession of Canada and the other northern provinces of America , from France to Great Britain ...
... engaged in it , the Old French War . It was destined to develope the military talents and ener- gies of Washington , and to transfer the possession of Canada and the other northern provinces of America , from France to Great Britain ...
Page 53
... engaged , and in possession of a compe- tent fortune . But at the voice of his country he cheerfully re- signed the ease and comforts of home , to enter on a journey in the depth of winter , through a savage wilderness which exposed him ...
... engaged , and in possession of a compe- tent fortune . But at the voice of his country he cheerfully re- signed the ease and comforts of home , to enter on a journey in the depth of winter , through a savage wilderness which exposed him ...
Page 69
... engaged in active service , that early in April , 1754 , he solicited and obtained permission to advance , with two of the companies which were completed , to a place called the Great Meadows , in the Alleghany Mountains , where he ...
... engaged in active service , that early in April , 1754 , he solicited and obtained permission to advance , with two of the companies which were completed , to a place called the Great Meadows , in the Alleghany Mountains , where he ...
Page 70
... engaged in raising recruits for his company , which at the time was thought to be at the new fort , at the junc- tion of the Alleghany and Monongahela Rivers ; but great was the disappointment of Washington , when , on the evening of ...
... engaged in raising recruits for his company , which at the time was thought to be at the new fort , at the junc- tion of the Alleghany and Monongahela Rivers ; but great was the disappointment of Washington , when , on the evening of ...
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