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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... re - enforcement arrive , and had heard the intention declared of march- ing immediately to attack the English , with a corps composed of eight hundred French , and four hundred Indians . This intelligence was corroborated , by the ...
... re - enforcement arrive , and had heard the intention declared of march- ing immediately to attack the English , with a corps composed of eight hundred French , and four hundred Indians . This intelligence was corroborated , by the ...
Page 9
... re- enforcements of men , and supplies of provisions should arrive . Third . In pursuance of this advice , colonel Wash- July 2 . ington retreated to fort Necessity , and began a ditch around the stockade . Before it was completed , the ...
... re- enforcements of men , and supplies of provisions should arrive . Third . In pursuance of this advice , colonel Wash- July 2 . ington retreated to fort Necessity , and began a ditch around the stockade . Before it was completed , the ...
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... 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 river La Bœuf , on which they must necessarily be ...
... 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 river La Bœuf , on which they must necessarily be ...
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... re - enforcements designed by France for her colonies , and to the success of the English and American arms . to the north , which rendered it impossible for the French in Canada to support it ; and which very much weakened their ...
... re - enforcements designed by France for her colonies , and to the success of the English and American arms . to the north , which rendered it impossible for the French in Canada to support it ; and which very much weakened their ...
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... re- enforcements of troops expected in that colony , the tenor of intelligence from Great Britain , and general appearances , they had reason to apprehend that the sudden destruction of that colony in particular was intended . They ...
... re- enforcements of troops expected in that colony , the tenor of intelligence from Great Britain , and general appearances , they had reason to apprehend that the sudden destruction of that colony in particular was intended . They ...
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