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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... Expedition to the French Posts W. Croome ..... G. T. Devereux 65 .... Grenadier G. T. Devereux . 66 66 66 .... Magazine of Fort Duquesne . ،،ま、" .... Initial Letter " 66 66 66 70 .... 66 66 “ 6 . 66 72 .... 66 66 66 66 66 66 75 ...
... Expedition to the French Posts W. Croome ..... G. T. Devereux 65 .... Grenadier G. T. Devereux . 66 66 66 .... Magazine of Fort Duquesne . ،،ま、" .... Initial Letter " 66 66 66 70 .... 66 66 “ 6 . 66 72 .... 66 66 66 66 66 66 75 ...
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... expedition amounted to 12,000 , and were under the command of General Wentworth . Carthagena was besieged by this force , the greatest that had ever been seen in America , but such was the bravery and determination of the Spaniards that ...
... expedition amounted to 12,000 , and were under the command of General Wentworth . Carthagena was besieged by this force , the greatest that had ever been seen in America , but such was the bravery and determination of the Spaniards that ...
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... expedition . So well had he conducted him- self that he had procured the approbation and confi- dence of the two comman- ders , Admiral Vernon and General Wentworth . This friendship continuing , a correspondence was kept up between ...
... expedition . So well had he conducted him- self that he had procured the approbation and confi- dence of the two comman- ders , Admiral Vernon and General Wentworth . This friendship continuing , a correspondence was kept up between ...
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... expedition against Carthagena , taught him the manual exercise . The same gentleman also lent him certain treatises on the art of war , by the aid of which he obtained some knowledge of the theory of tactics , and of the movements and ...
... expedition against Carthagena , taught him the manual exercise . The same gentleman also lent him certain treatises on the art of war , by the aid of which he obtained some knowledge of the theory of tactics , and of the movements and ...
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... expedition for this pur- pose at the age of sixteen . He was accompanied by George Fairfax , a son of William Fairfax . ( 1748. ) The duty , as usual , in a wild country , was extremely arduous , exposing the young surveyors to all the ...
... expedition for this pur- pose at the age of sixteen . He was accompanied by George Fairfax , a son of William Fairfax . ( 1748. ) The duty , as usual , in a wild country , was extremely arduous , exposing the young surveyors to all the ...
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