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, Volume 3C.P. Wayne., 1804 - Generals |
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... artillery , the necessary materials for ship building , or workmen to construct the vessels . The carpenters were generally employed in the seaport towns , and could not easily be prevailed on to transfer themselves to the lakes . The ...
... artillery , the necessary materials for ship building , or workmen to construct the vessels . The carpenters were generally employed in the seaport towns , and could not easily be prevailed on to transfer themselves to the lakes . The ...
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... artillery under general Philips , with the finest train ever sent over from England , and a large body of Canadians . It was also a part of the plan , that sir John Johnson was to go round by Oswego with eight hundred Indians , M ...
... artillery under general Philips , with the finest train ever sent over from England , and a large body of Canadians . It was also a part of the plan , that sir John Johnson was to go round by Oswego with eight hundred Indians , M ...
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... artillery , military stores , and baggage ; or of subsisting themselves . . winter These considerations seem to have weighed also with the English general . After recon- Retires into noitring the works , and observing the steady ...
... artillery , military stores , and baggage ; or of subsisting themselves . . winter These considerations seem to have weighed also with the English general . After recon- Retires into noitring the works , and observing the steady ...
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... artillery , and cavalry . During the campaign of 1775 and 1776 , there existed but one regiment of artillery , no corps of engineers , and not a single troop of horse . General Lee , who commanded in the southern department , and whose ...
... artillery , and cavalry . During the campaign of 1775 and 1776 , there existed but one regiment of artillery , no corps of engineers , and not a single troop of horse . General Lee , who commanded in the southern department , and whose ...
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... artillery to three regiments , the command of which was given to colonel Knox , now pro- moted to the rank of a brigadier general ; to take Bland's regiment into continental pay ; to raise a body of three thousand cavalry ; and to ...
... artillery to three regiments , the command of which was given to colonel Knox , now pro- moted to the rank of a brigadier general ; to take Bland's regiment into continental pay ; to raise a body of three thousand cavalry ; and to ...
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