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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... opinion of the general against this decision .... He attacks the enemy at Monmouth court - house .... The action severe , but not decisive .... General Lee arrested for his behaviour in this action , and afterwards to the commander in ...
... opinion of the general against this decision .... He attacks the enemy at Monmouth court - house .... The action severe , but not decisive .... General Lee arrested for his behaviour in this action , and afterwards to the commander in ...
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... opinion that some impression might be made to the eastward , without endangering or impeding in any man- ner , the execution of his plans against New Jersey and Pennsylvania . Indeed , it might well be supposed , that by creating a ...
... opinion that some impression might be made to the eastward , without endangering or impeding in any man- ner , the execution of his plans against New Jersey and Pennsylvania . Indeed , it might well be supposed , that by creating a ...
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... opinion entirely out of the ques- tion , and " conceiving the obligations of hu- manity , and the claims of rank , to be univer- sally binding , except in the case of retaliation ; expressed the hope he had entertained , that CHAP . 22 ...
... opinion entirely out of the ques- tion , and " conceiving the obligations of hu- manity , and the claims of rank , to be univer- sally binding , except in the case of retaliation ; expressed the hope he had entertained , that CHAP . 22 ...
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... opinion of mankind must , at once , have been pronounced in favour of the justice of the decision made by congress . Indeed it was explicitly denied by some Ame- rican officers , who were among the prisoners , * See Note , No. I. at the ...
... opinion of mankind must , at once , have been pronounced in favour of the justice of the decision made by congress . Indeed it was explicitly denied by some Ame- rican officers , who were among the prisoners , * See Note , No. I. at the ...
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... opinion was almost universal , that this faith would be sacredly observed . In some of the colonies , as in Virginia , depreciation had never been known . Only small sums of paper had been issued , and those sums had been mostly called ...
... opinion was almost universal , that this faith would be sacredly observed . In some of the colonies , as in Virginia , depreciation had never been known . Only small sums of paper had been issued , and those sums had been mostly called ...
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