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" The general hopes," said he in his orders, " that this important event will serve as a fresh incentive to every officer and soldier to act with fidelity and courage, as knowing that now the peace and safety of his country depend, under God, solely on... "
Reminiscences of Gen'l Samuel B. Webb of the Revolutionary Army - Page 38
by James Watson Webb - 1880 - 402 pages
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Thomas Jefferson

David Saville Muzzey - Presidents - 1918 - 342 pages
...in New York with the following order: "The General hopes that this important event will serve as an incentive to every officer and soldier to act with fidelity and courage, as knowing now that the peace and safety of his country depend, under God, solely on the success of our arms."...
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George Washington

Ada Russell - 1922 - 210 pages
...head of each brigade. 'The General hopes,' he said in the Order of the Day, 'that this important event will serve as a fresh incentive to every officer and...safety of his country depend, under God, solely on the successes of our arms.' 78 It was a dark and sad day for Great Britain, for many people when they came...
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American Review, Volume 4

Vivian Trow Thayer - American literature - 1926 - 630 pages
...read to the troops with the comment: "The General hopes that this important event will serve as an incentive to every officer and soldier to act with...depend, under God, solely on the success of our arms." However, fidelity and courage were not enough to prevent the six months which followed the Declaration...
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A Prime Minister and His Son: From the Correspondence of the 3rd Earl of ...

John Stuart Earl of Bute, Sir Charles Stuart - Great Britain - 1925 - 384 pages
...spirited words with acclamation. The General hopes [said the orders of the day] that this important event will serve as a fresh incentive to every officer and...knowing that now the peace and safety of his country depends on the success of our arms, and that he is now in the Service of a State possessed of sufficient...
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A Prime Minister and His Son: From the Correspondence of the 3rd Earl of ...

John Stuart Earl of Bute - Great Britain - 1925 - 490 pages
...day] that this important event will serve as a fresh incentive 1776] LORD HOWE AND THE FLEET ARRIVE 81 to every officer and soldier to act with fidelity...knowing that now the peace and safety of his country depends on the success of our arms, and that he is now in the Service of a State possessed of sufficient...
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The American Revolution in New York: Its Political, Social and Economic ...

University of the State of New York. Division of Archives and History - New York (State) - 1926 - 394 pages
...soldier to act with fidelity and courage, as knowing that now the peace and safety of his country depends (under God) solely on the success of our arms, and that he is now in the service of a State possessed of sufficient power to reward his merit and advance him to...
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History of New York State, 1523-1927, Volume 1

James Sullivan, Edwin Melvin Williams, Edwin P. Conklin, Benedict Fitzpatrick - New York (State) - 1927 - 548 pages
...hope to which Washington had given expression was fulfilled: "The general hopes this important event will serve as a fresh incentive to every officer and...solely on the success of our arms, and that he is now in the service of a State possessed of sufficient power to reward his merit and advance him to...
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The Writings of George Washington from the Original Manuscript ..., Volume 5

George Washington - Government publications - 1932 - 636 pages
...reasons of this measure, is to be read with an audible voice. The General hopes this important Event will serve as a fresh incentive to every officer,...knowing that now the peace and safety of his Country depends (under God) solely on the success of our arms: And that he is now in the service of a State,...
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Special News Releases Relating to the Life and Time of George ..., Volume 1

United States George Washington Bicentennial Commission - 1932 - 636 pages
...of each brigade of the army. "The general hopes," said he in his orders, "that this important event will serve as a fresh incentive to every officer and...solely on the success of our arms; and that he is now in the service of a State, possessed of sufficient power to reward his merit and advance him to...
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Honor to George Washington and Reading about George Washington: Pamphlets 1 ...

Albert Bushnell Hart - 1932 - 220 pages
...orders, of the Declaration of Independence, the Commander-in-chief hoped that "this important Event will serve as a fresh incentive to every officer and...knowing that now the peace and safety of his Country depends (under God) solely on the success of our arms." Here again we have the phrase "under God" which...
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