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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Donville , an ensign in the French service was killed , and in his pocket were
found the orders given him by Dumas , the commandant on the Ohio , in which he
was directed to pass fort Cumberland , to harass the convoys , and , if possible ,
to ...
Donville , an ensign in the French service was killed , and in his pocket were
found the orders given him by Dumas , the commandant on the Ohio , in which he
was directed to pass fort Cumberland , to harass the convoys , and , if possible ,
to ...
Page 346
... the melancholy January 17 . intelligence was received , of the disaster of the
31st December . The necessity of making great exertions now became apparent .
It was resolved that the utmost possible dispatch in forwarding re - enforcements
...
... the melancholy January 17 . intelligence was received , of the disaster of the
31st December . The necessity of making great exertions now became apparent .
It was resolved that the utmost possible dispatch in forwarding re - enforcements
...
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as possible . But his numbers were not suffi - CHAP . VII . cient to maintain in full
force , detachments 1776 . which should guard all the defiles through the
mountains , and if a strong corps capable of , and intended for , serious
resistance , had ...
as possible . But his numbers were not suffi - CHAP . VII . cient to maintain in full
force , detachments 1776 . which should guard all the defiles through the
mountains , and if a strong corps capable of , and intended for , serious
resistance , had ...
Page 519
... no cheering object presented itself . No safe reliance could be placed on re -
enforcements to be drawn from any quarter . He however made every possible
exertion to collect an army , and , in the mean time , to impede as much as
possible ...
... no cheering object presented itself . No safe reliance could be placed on re -
enforcements to be drawn from any quarter . He however made every possible
exertion to collect an army , and , in the mean time , to impede as much as
possible ...
Page 532
VIII . it was possible to ford the river . Precise orders 1776 . were given to the
commanding officer of each detachment , marking out as nearly as possible the
conduct he should observe in the events which might happen , directing his route
in ...
VIII . it was possible to ford the river . Precise orders 1776 . were given to the
commanding officer of each detachment , marking out as nearly as possible the
conduct he should observe in the events which might happen , directing his route
in ...
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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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