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 2C.P. Wayne., 1804 - Presidents |
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... render the success of the expedition ex- tremely doubtful . This advice , accorded well with the temper of the commander in chief , and it was deter- mined in a council held at the Little Meadows , that twelve hundred men selected from ...
... render the success of the expedition ex- tremely doubtful . This advice , accorded well with the temper of the commander in chief , and it was deter- mined in a council held at the Little Meadows , that twelve hundred men selected from ...
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... rendered it indispensable for him to stop . The physician declared that his life would be endangered by continuing with the army , VOL . II . D CHAP . L. and general Braddock ordered him , absolutely GEORGE WASHINGTON . 17.
... rendered it indispensable for him to stop . The physician declared that his life would be endangered by continuing with the army , VOL . II . D CHAP . L. and general Braddock ordered him , absolutely GEORGE WASHINGTON . 17.
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... rendered more service . The distress of the country increased . Win- chester , as had been foreseen , became almost the only settlement on the northern frontier beyond the Blue Ridge ; and fears were enter- tained that the enemy would ...
... rendered more service . The distress of the country increased . Win- chester , as had been foreseen , became almost the only settlement on the northern frontier beyond the Blue Ridge ; and fears were enter- tained that the enemy would ...
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... rendered rather more efficient . Instead of adopting in the first instance , that military code which experience had matured , occasional acts were made to remedy particular evils as they occurred , in consequence of which a state of ...
... rendered rather more efficient . Instead of adopting in the first instance , that military code which experience had matured , occasional acts were made to remedy particular evils as they occurred , in consequence of which a state of ...
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... renders it , beyond any doubt , much preferable to our defensive mea- sures . To prove this to you , sir , requires , I presume , no arguments . Our scattered force , " The CHAP . I. 1756 . CHAP . I. SO separated and dispersed in weak ...
... renders it , beyond any doubt , much preferable to our defensive mea- sures . To prove this to you , sir , requires , I presume , no arguments . Our scattered force , " The CHAP . I. 1756 . CHAP . I. SO separated and dispersed in weak ...
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