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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... majority of those who guided the councils and led the forces of America , wished only for a repeal of the acts of parliament which had occasioned their resistance to the authority of the crown ; and would have been truly unwilling to ...
... majority of those who guided the councils and led the forces of America , wished only for a repeal of the acts of parliament which had occasioned their resistance to the authority of the crown ; and would have been truly unwilling to ...
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... majority , who overruled this opinion , did not expect to be able to defend the city , permanently , but to defer the time of losing it , in the hope of wasting so much of the campaign , before General Howe could obtain possession of it ...
... majority , who overruled this opinion , did not expect to be able to defend the city , permanently , but to defer the time of losing it , in the hope of wasting so much of the campaign , before General Howe could obtain possession of it ...
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... majority , that it had become not only prudent , but absolutely necessary to withdraw the army from New York . In consequence of this determination , Brigadier General Mer- cer , who commanded the flying camp on the Jersey shore , was ...
... majority , that it had become not only prudent , but absolutely necessary to withdraw the army from New York . In consequence of this determination , Brigadier General Mer- cer , who commanded the flying camp on the Jersey shore , was ...
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