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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... remained on the right , with Campbell's regiment . Captain Morgan of Virginia , and Captain Benson of Maryland , who commanded the piquets , gave the enemy a warm reception ; but were soon compelled to retire . Captain Kirkwood also was ...
... remained on the right , with Campbell's regiment . Captain Morgan of Virginia , and Captain Benson of Maryland , who commanded the piquets , gave the enemy a warm reception ; but were soon compelled to retire . Captain Kirkwood also was ...
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... remained in the vicinity of that place , and by the activity of his cavalry , straightened the communication of the garrison with the neigh- bouring country . Their distress for provisions had been considerably increased by the progress ...
... remained in the vicinity of that place , and by the activity of his cavalry , straightened the communication of the garrison with the neigh- bouring country . Their distress for provisions had been considerably increased by the progress ...
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... remained alive were recalled from the ditch . The next day , Greene raised the siege , and , crossing the Saluda , encamped on Little River . The loss of the besieging army , in killed and wounded , amounted to one hundred and fifty ...
... remained alive were recalled from the ditch . The next day , Greene raised the siege , and , crossing the Saluda , encamped on Little River . The loss of the besieging army , in killed and wounded , amounted to one hundred and fifty ...
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... remained for some time in too feeble a condition for active en- terprise . Νον . 18 . The capitulation at Yorktown was soon followed by the evacuation of Wilmington , in North Carolina , and the British seemed to limit their views in ...
... remained for some time in too feeble a condition for active en- terprise . Νον . 18 . The capitulation at Yorktown was soon followed by the evacuation of Wilmington , in North Carolina , and the British seemed to limit their views in ...
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... dis- covered that Doctor Franklin had anticipated the residue of the loan , and had appropriated it to the purposes of the United States . At the com . mencement of the year 1782 , not a dollar remained 28 THE LIFE OF.
... dis- covered that Doctor Franklin had anticipated the residue of the loan , and had appropriated it to the purposes of the United States . At the com . mencement of the year 1782 , not a dollar remained 28 THE LIFE OF.
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