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 16
By a rapid movement therefore , it was extremely probable , that the fort might be
reached with a sufficient force to carry it before the arrival of the looked for aid ;
but if this measure was not adopted , such were the delays attendant on the ...
By a rapid movement therefore , it was extremely probable , that the fort might be
reached with a sufficient force to carry it before the arrival of the looked for aid ;
but if this measure was not adopted , such were the delays attendant on the ...
Page 62
The Monongahela might be avoided , if necessary , by passing a defile . The
objections to the numerous defiles on general Braddock ' s road were equally
applicable to the other road . " The difference in distance was extremely
inconsiderable ...
The Monongahela might be avoided , if necessary , by passing a defile . The
objections to the numerous defiles on general Braddock ' s road were equally
applicable to the other road . " The difference in distance was extremely
inconsiderable ...
Page 333
It was yet extremely dark , and he had not the slightest knowledge of the course
to be pursued , or of the defences to be S m CHAP . V . encountered . Thus
circumstanced. * Charles Porterfield then a serjeant , and afterwards a lieutenant
...
It was yet extremely dark , and he had not the slightest knowledge of the course
to be pursued , or of the defences to be S m CHAP . V . encountered . Thus
circumstanced. * Charles Porterfield then a serjeant , and afterwards a lieutenant
...
Page 447
The situation of the army on Long island had now become extremely critical . In
front , was a victorious enemy , from whom much was to be apprehended in case
of assault , but whose numbers and formidable train of artillery ren . dered the ...
The situation of the army on Long island had now become extremely critical . In
front , was a victorious enemy , from whom much was to be apprehended in case
of assault , but whose numbers and formidable train of artillery ren . dered the ...
Page 2
As I got down before the canoe , I spent some time in viewing the rivers , and the
land in the fork , which I think extremely well situated for a fort , as it has the
absolute command of both rivers . The land at the point is twenty , or twenty - five
feet ...
As I got down before the canoe , I spent some time in viewing the rivers , and the
land in the fork , which I think extremely well situated for a fort , as it has the
absolute command of both rivers . The land at the point is twenty , or twenty - five
feet ...
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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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