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 Hon. 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, Volume 4Richard Phillips, 1805 - Presidents |
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Page 33
... infantry , with a troop of cavalry , to be commanded by Colonel George Rogers Clarke , a gentleman whose great courage , uncommon hardihood , and capacity for Indian warfare , had given him repeated success in enter- prises against the ...
... infantry , with a troop of cavalry , to be commanded by Colonel George Rogers Clarke , a gentleman whose great courage , uncommon hardihood , and capacity for Indian warfare , had given him repeated success in enter- prises against the ...
Page 37
... infantry , and one hundred ca- valry , from Pittsburgh and Wyoming , against Detroit and Niagara . The object of these corps was to be openly avowed , and they were to destroy the towns belonging to the hostile tribes of Indians lying ...
... infantry , and one hundred ca- valry , from Pittsburgh and Wyoming , against Detroit and Niagara . The object of these corps was to be openly avowed , and they were to destroy the towns belonging to the hostile tribes of Indians lying ...
Page 121
... infantry of the army , the execution of the plan was entrusted . Secrecy was deemed so much more essential to success than numbers , that it was thought unadvisable to add to the force already on the lines . One brigade was ordered to ...
... infantry of the army , the execution of the plan was entrusted . Secrecy was deemed so much more essential to success than numbers , that it was thought unadvisable to add to the force already on the lines . One brigade was ordered to ...
Page 122
... fort was garrisoned by about six hundred men , under the command of Lieutenant - colonel Johnson . At noon of the day preceding the attack , the light infantry commenced their march from Sandy- beach , distant light 122 THE LIFE OF.
... fort was garrisoned by about six hundred men , under the command of Lieutenant - colonel Johnson . At noon of the day preceding the attack , the light infantry commenced their march from Sandy- beach , distant light 122 THE LIFE OF.
Page 123
... infantry commenced their march from Sandy- beach , distant fourteen miles from Stony Point , and passing through an excessively rugged and mountainous country , arrived about eight in the afternoon at Spring Heels , a mile and a half ...
... infantry commenced their march from Sandy- beach , distant fourteen miles from Stony Point , and passing through an excessively rugged and mountainous country , arrived about eight in the afternoon at Spring Heels , a mile and a half ...
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