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, Том 1Walton Book Company, 1930 |
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... believed by the body of the people to evidence the superiority of their army and of their general . The opinion that they were engaged in a hopeless contest , yielded to a confidence that proper exertions would ensure ulti- mate success ...
... believed by the body of the people to evidence the superiority of their army and of their general . The opinion that they were engaged in a hopeless contest , yielded to a confidence that proper exertions would ensure ulti- mate success ...
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... believed that New York could not be perfectly secure . His intelligence strengthened this opinion ; and , as an army , respectable in point of numbers , had been assembled about Peekskill , he ordered General Heath to approach New York ...
... believed that New York could not be perfectly secure . His intelligence strengthened this opinion ; and , as an army , respectable in point of numbers , had been assembled about Peekskill , he ordered General Heath to approach New York ...
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... , these combinations only excited resentment against those who were believed to be engaged in them . 1 1 See note No. XII . at the end of the volume . Soon after being informed of the unfavourable disposition of some GEORGE WASHINGTON 255.
... , these combinations only excited resentment against those who were believed to be engaged in them . 1 1 See note No. XII . at the end of the volume . Soon after being informed of the unfavourable disposition of some GEORGE WASHINGTON 255.
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