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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Page 22
... soldiers who fell into his hands , were thrown into the common jail of felons , and treated , without respect to military rank or condition , not as prisoners of war , but as state criminals . This unjustifiable measure was remonstrated ...
... soldiers who fell into his hands , were thrown into the common jail of felons , and treated , without respect to military rank or condition , not as prisoners of war , but as state criminals . This unjustifiable measure was remonstrated ...
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... officers then at Watertown , and elsewhere , on parole , to be confined in close jail , and the soldiers to be sent to such place of security as the general CHAP . I. court should direct . He requested that GEORGE WASHINGTON . 23.
... officers then at Watertown , and elsewhere , on parole , to be confined in close jail , and the soldiers to be sent to such place of security as the general CHAP . I. court should direct . He requested that GEORGE WASHINGTON . 23.
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... soldiers , before being captured , were very sickly ; but the excessive mortality prevailing among them can be accounted for on no ordinary principles ; and those least inclined to criminate without cause , have ever been persuaded ...
... soldiers , before being captured , were very sickly ; but the excessive mortality prevailing among them can be accounted for on no ordinary principles ; and those least inclined to criminate without cause , have ever been persuaded ...
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... soldiers exposed to the hardships of a winter campaign , were suffered to pass into the hands of private individuals . In the eastern country , where these prizes were generally brought , the local governments were able to make some ...
... soldiers exposed to the hardships of a winter campaign , were suffered to pass into the hands of private individuals . In the eastern country , where these prizes were generally brought , the local governments were able to make some ...
Page 34
... soldiers was put on board them , and the Phoenix , lying at anchor in the bay of Haverstraw was attacked by them . The expe- riment turned out unfavourably . The Phoenix sustained little , if any injury , and the gallies 34 THE LIFE OF.
... soldiers was put on board them , and the Phoenix , lying at anchor in the bay of Haverstraw was attacked by them . The expe- riment turned out unfavourably . The Phoenix sustained little , if any injury , and the gallies 34 THE LIFE OF.
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