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, Volume 2C.P. Wayne, 1804 - Generals |
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... present weak on the Ohio , but hourly expected re - enforcements ; that during the present excessive drought , those re - en- forcements could not arrive with the necessary quantity of provisions , and other supplies , be- cause the ...
... present weak on the Ohio , but hourly expected re - enforcements ; that during the present excessive drought , those re - en- forcements could not arrive with the necessary quantity of provisions , and other supplies , be- cause the ...
Page 32
... present situation of Virginia , and the active force she could now employ , that so lately as in the year 1756 , the Blue Ridge had become her frontier , and that she found immense diffi- culty in completing a single regiment to protect ...
... present situation of Virginia , and the active force she could now employ , that so lately as in the year 1756 , the Blue Ridge had become her frontier , and that she found immense diffi- culty in completing a single regiment to protect ...
Page 39
... present defensive system should be persevered in ; but he gave his unequivocal preference to more vigorous measures . certainty of advantage , " said he , " by an offen- sive scheme of action , renders it , beyond any doubt , much ...
... present defensive system should be persevered in ; but he gave his unequivocal preference to more vigorous measures . certainty of advantage , " said he , " by an offen- sive scheme of action , renders it , beyond any doubt , much ...
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... present , for reducing fort du Quesne . Several prisoners have made their escape from the Ohio this spring , and agree in their accounts that there are but three hundred men left in the garrison ; and I do not conceive that the French ...
... present , for reducing fort du Quesne . Several prisoners have made their escape from the Ohio this spring , and agree in their accounts that there are but three hundred men left in the garrison ; and I do not conceive that the French ...
Page 54
... present facts freely and impartially , but not more so to others than to you , sir . If instances of ungrateful behaviour had been particularized , I would have answered them . But I have long been convinced that my actions and their ...
... present facts freely and impartially , but not more so to others than to you , sir . If instances of ungrateful behaviour had been particularized , I would have answered them . But I have long been convinced that my actions and their ...
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