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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... South Carolina and Georgia , the campaign of 1781 was uncom- monly active . The importance of the object , the ... Carolina , the military opera- tions in the more southern states were committed to Lord Rawdon . For the preservation of ...
... South Carolina and Georgia , the campaign of 1781 was uncom- monly active . The importance of the object , the ... Carolina , the military opera- tions in the more southern states were committed to Lord Rawdon . For the preservation of ...
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... South Carolina to General Pickens with a request that he would assemble the western militia , and lay siege to Ninety Six , and Augusta . Having made these arrangements , he moved from Deep river on the seventh of April , and encamped ...
... South Carolina to General Pickens with a request that he would assemble the western militia , and lay siege to Ninety Six , and Augusta . Having made these arrangements , he moved from Deep river on the seventh of April , and encamped ...
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... South Carolina was such as to require a temporary sur- render of the upper country . Marion and Lee , after completely de- stroying his line of communication on the north side of the Santee , had crossed that river , and permitted no ...
... South Carolina was such as to require a temporary sur- render of the upper country . Marion and Lee , after completely de- stroying his line of communication on the north side of the Santee , had crossed that river , and permitted no ...
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... South Carolina . On the third of June three regiments arrived from Ireland ; and , on the seventh of that month , Lord Rawdon marched at the head of two thousand men to the relief of Ninety Six . Greene received intelligence of his ...
... South Carolina . On the third of June three regiments arrived from Ireland ; and , on the seventh of that month , Lord Rawdon marched at the head of two thousand men to the relief of Ninety Six . Greene received intelligence of his ...
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... southern army had encountered . From the month of January , it had been engaged in one course of incessant fatigue , and of ... South Carolina , had joined Arm- strong and Carrington . Some of the troopers were killed on the bridge . The ...
... southern army had encountered . From the month of January , it had been engaged in one course of incessant fatigue , and of ... South Carolina , had joined Arm- strong and Carrington . Some of the troopers were killed on the bridge . The ...
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