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 63
... resolution and hardihood . " Our horses were now so weak and feeble , and the baggage so heavy , ( as we were obliged to provide all the necessaries which the journey would require , ) that we doubted much their performing it ...
... resolution and hardihood . " Our horses were now so weak and feeble , and the baggage so heavy , ( as we were obliged to provide all the necessaries which the journey would require , ) that we doubted much their performing it ...
Page 73
... resolution was also passed , granting an appropriation of four hundred pistoles to be distributed among the soldiers who had aided the expedition . The assembly met in October , 1754 , and made an appropriation of twenty thousand pounds ...
... resolution was also passed , granting an appropriation of four hundred pistoles to be distributed among the soldiers who had aided the expedition . The assembly met in October , 1754 , and made an appropriation of twenty thousand pounds ...
Page 74
... resolved at once to resign a station which he believed was no longer to be held without personal dishonour , and his commission was immediately returned into the hands of the governor of Virginia . He retired to Mount Vernon , and there ...
... resolved at once to resign a station which he believed was no longer to be held without personal dishonour , and his commission was immediately returned into the hands of the governor of Virginia . He retired to Mount Vernon , and there ...
Page 76
... resolved to employ such a force in America as would compel the French to retire from their present advanced position ... resolution to chastise the French , at whatever cost . At the request of the British com- mander , a meeting of the ...
... resolved to employ such a force in America as would compel the French to retire from their present advanced position ... resolution to chastise the French , at whatever cost . At the request of the British com- mander , a meeting of the ...
Page 88
... resolved to push forward , hoping by so doing to reduce the new fort before it could be put in a state of defence , but before he advanced he received information which obliged him to stand on the defensive . This intelligence , which ...
... resolved to push forward , hoping by so doing to reduce the new fort before it could be put in a state of defence , but before he advanced he received information which obliged him to stand on the defensive . This intelligence , which ...
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