The Life of George Washington: Commander in Chief of the American Forces, During the War which Established the Independence of His Country, and First President of the United States. Comp. Under the Inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from Original Papers Bequeathed to Him by His Deceased Relative, Volume 2J. Crissy, 1845 |
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... British army retires towards Charleston . IN South Carolina and Georgia , the campaign of 1781 was uncom- monly active . The importance of the object , the perseverance with which it was pursued , the talents of the generals , the ...
... British army retires towards Charleston . IN South Carolina and Georgia , the campaign of 1781 was uncom- monly active . The importance of the object , the perseverance with which it was pursued , the talents of the generals , the ...
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... British works . Lord Rawdon had received early notice of his approach , and was prepared for his reception . Camden stands on a gentle elevation , and is covered on the south and south - west by the Wateree , * and on the east by Pine ...
... British works . Lord Rawdon had received early notice of his approach , and was prepared for his reception . Camden stands on a gentle elevation , and is covered on the south and south - west by the Wateree , * and on the east by Pine ...
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... British troops appeared in view . Rawdon continued his march through the wood along the low ground in front of the Maryland brigade which was in the act of forming , until he reached the road , where he displayed his column . Perceiving ...
... British troops appeared in view . Rawdon continued his march through the wood along the low ground in front of the Maryland brigade which was in the act of forming , until he reached the road , where he displayed his column . Perceiving ...
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... British . Colonel Washington too was compelled by the thick underwood and felled trees which obstructed his direct course , to make so extensive a circuit , that he came into the rear of the British at a greater distance from the scene ...
... British . Colonel Washington too was compelled by the thick underwood and felled trees which obstructed his direct course , to make so extensive a circuit , that he came into the rear of the British at a greater distance from the scene ...
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... British , being also in some disorder , began to give ground . Perceiving this reverse in his affairs , and knowing that he could not rely on his second line , Greene thought it most adviseable to secure himself from the hazard of a ...
... British , being also in some disorder , began to give ground . Perceiving this reverse in his affairs , and knowing that he could not rely on his second line , Greene thought it most adviseable to secure himself from the hazard of a ...
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