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. Compiled Under the Inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from Original Papers ... to which is Prefixed, an Introduction, Containing a Compendious View of the Colonies Planted by the English on the Continent of North America, from Their Settlement to the Commencement of that War which Terminated in Their Independence, Volume 2 |
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Page 59
I . detachment over the Alleghany mountains , 1758 . for the purpose of giving
them employment at home . This plan was laid aside in conformity with the advice
of colonel Washington , who observed , that unquestionably a very large force ...
I . detachment over the Alleghany mountains , 1758 . for the purpose of giving
them employment at home . This plan was laid aside in conformity with the advice
of colonel Washington , who observed , that unquestionably a very large force ...
Page 352
A detachment of about sixty men from the garrison of Quebec , landed twelve
leagues below the town on the south side of the river , and were joined by about
two hundred and fifty Canadians , who , under the command of a mr . Beaujieu ...
A detachment of about sixty men from the garrison of Quebec , landed twelve
leagues below the town on the south side of the river , and were joined by about
two hundred and fifty Canadians , who , under the command of a mr . Beaujieu ...
Page 364
General Thompson , who had commanded the army after the illness of general
Thomas , understanding the party at the Three Rivers to consist of about eight
hundred men , partly Canadians under M ' Clean , had detached colonel St . Clair
...
General Thompson , who had commanded the army after the illness of general
Thomas , understanding the party at the Three Rivers to consist of about eight
hundred men , partly Canadians under M ' Clean , had detached colonel St . Clair
...
Page 444
... of which , some parts of corps forced their way through the enemy , and
regained the lines of Brooklyn , and several individuals saved themselves under
cover of the woods ; but a great proportion of the detachment was killed or taken .
... of which , some parts of corps forced their way through the enemy , and
regained the lines of Brooklyn , and several individuals saved themselves under
cover of the woods ; but a great proportion of the detachment was killed or taken .
Page 451
VII . cient to maintain in full force , detachments 1776 . which should guard all the
defiles through the mountains , and if a ... must on every reasonable calculation
have been in possession of the plain in the rear of the detachment posted on the
...
VII . cient to maintain in full force , detachments 1776 . which should guard all the
defiles through the mountains , and if a ... must on every reasonable calculation
have been in possession of the plain in the rear of the detachment posted on the
...
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| Title | 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. Compiled Under the Inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from Original Papers ... to which is ..., Volume 2 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. Compiled Under the Inspection of the Honourable Bushrod Washington, from Original Papers ... to which is Prefixed, an Introduction, Containing a Compendious View of the Colonies Planted by the English on the Continent of North America, from Their Settlement to the Commencement of that War which Terminated in Their Independence, Bushrod Washington |
| Author | John Marshall |
| Publisher | C.P. Wayne., 1804 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Jul 2007 |
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