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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Page 28
... thousand men , a less number than which , could not possibly , in his opinion , be sufficient to cover the very extensive frontier of Virginia , if the present defensive system should be adhered to ; and he expressed his apprehensions ...
... thousand men , a less number than which , could not possibly , in his opinion , be sufficient to cover the very extensive frontier of Virginia , if the present defensive system should be adhered to ; and he expressed his apprehensions ...
Page 31
... thousand men , and with this small force , aided occasionally by militia , colonel Washington was to defend a frontier of near four hundred miles in extent , and to complete a chain of forts which might conduce to that object . He ...
... thousand men , and with this small force , aided occasionally by militia , colonel Washington was to defend a frontier of near four hundred miles in extent , and to complete a chain of forts which might conduce to that object . He ...
Page 33
... then enumerated , after which , he pressed the necessity of increasing the num- ber of regulars to two thousand men . VOL . II . F CHAP . I. 1756 . CHAP . I. After returning from this tour to Winchester GEORGE WASHINGTON . 33.
... then enumerated , after which , he pressed the necessity of increasing the num- ber of regulars to two thousand men . VOL . II . F CHAP . I. 1756 . CHAP . I. After returning from this tour to Winchester GEORGE WASHINGTON . 33.
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... thousand men . These were to be distributed in twenty - two forts , extending from the river Mayo to the Potow- mack , in a line of three hundred and sixty miles . In a letter written about the same time to the speaker of the assembly ...
... thousand men . These were to be distributed in twenty - two forts , extending from the river Mayo to the Potow- mack , in a line of three hundred and sixty miles . In a letter written about the same time to the speaker of the assembly ...
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... thousand men have constantly wrought on it . By the last accounts I have received , they had cut it to the foot of the Laurel hill , about thirty five miles , and I suppose by this time , fifteen hundred men have taken post about ten ...
... thousand men have constantly wrought on it . By the last accounts I have received , they had cut it to the foot of the Laurel hill , about thirty five miles , and I suppose by this time , fifteen hundred men have taken post about ten ...
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