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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... continental stores been originally adopted , many prize clothes , which might have saved from disease and death , soldiers exposed to the hardships of a winter campaign , were suffered to pass into the hands of private individuals . In ...
... continental stores been originally adopted , many prize clothes , which might have saved from disease and death , soldiers exposed to the hardships of a winter campaign , were suffered to pass into the hands of private individuals . In ...
Page 59
... troops who were soon to return home , and who could not be subjected to ... army , which produced no inconsiderable degree of embarrassment . It has been seen ... continental pay . With considerable difficulty , a new army was formed out ...
... troops who were soon to return home , and who could not be subjected to ... army , which produced no inconsiderable degree of embarrassment . It has been seen ... continental pay . With considerable difficulty , a new army was formed out ...
Page 72
... army from Rhode Island had embarked , and would probably land in their rear , they retreated to the Highlands without ... continental troops were ordered to Ticonderoga , it was thought unsafe to make so hazardous an attempt with only ...
... army from Rhode Island had embarked , and would probably land in their rear , they retreated to the Highlands without ... continental troops were ordered to Ticonderoga , it was thought unsafe to make so hazardous an attempt with only ...
Page 81
... continental currency began to be most sensibly perceived , the system formerly adopted , of giving increased pay to their troops ... continent . VOL . III . M CHAP . II . Even this measure did not produce GEORGE WASHINGTON . 81.
... continental currency began to be most sensibly perceived , the system formerly adopted , of giving increased pay to their troops ... continent . VOL . III . M CHAP . II . Even this measure did not produce GEORGE WASHINGTON . 81.
Page 84
... continental army , when collected in its utmost force , would be scarcely competent to a defence of these important points ; and , if weakened by detachments to cover every place exposed to the sudden and predatory incursions of the ...
... continental army , when collected in its utmost force , would be scarcely competent to a defence of these important points ; and , if weakened by detachments to cover every place exposed to the sudden and predatory incursions of the ...
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