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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... spirit of resistance was still kept up in the north - western and north - eastern parts of the state , by Generals Sumpter and Marion , who respectively commanded a corps of militia . Their exertions , though great , seem not to have ...
... spirit of resistance was still kept up in the north - western and north - eastern parts of the state , by Generals Sumpter and Marion , who respectively commanded a corps of militia . Their exertions , though great , seem not to have ...
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... spirits of the troops . * Mr. Johnson states that Captain M'Cauley , of South Carolina , had joined Arm- strong and Carrington . Some of the troopers were killed on the bridge . The continued labours and exertions of all were highly ...
... spirits of the troops . * Mr. Johnson states that Captain M'Cauley , of South Carolina , had joined Arm- strong and Carrington . Some of the troopers were killed on the bridge . The continued labours and exertions of all were highly ...
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... spirit of slaughter which was brooding in their bosoms . The disposition to retaliate to the full extent of their power , if not to commit original injury , was equally strong in the opposite party . When fort Granby surrendered , the ...
... spirit of slaughter which was brooding in their bosoms . The disposition to retaliate to the full extent of their power , if not to commit original injury , was equally strong in the opposite party . When fort Granby surrendered , the ...
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... spirits and food within their view . The legion infantry , however , pressed the rear so closely as to make a serious struggle to enter the house with the British . The door was forcibly shut in their faces , and several British ...
... spirits and food within their view . The legion infantry , however , pressed the rear so closely as to make a serious struggle to enter the house with the British . The door was forcibly shut in their faces , and several British ...
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... spirit and intelligence , formed under the eye of Washington , and trained in the school furnished in the severe service of the north , to all the hardships and dangers of war . A peculiar importance was given to these successes in the ...
... spirit and intelligence , formed under the eye of Washington , and trained in the school furnished in the severe service of the north , to all the hardships and dangers of war . A peculiar importance was given to these successes in the ...
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