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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... present plan , I plainly foresee an intervention of time between the old and new army , which must be filled with militia , if to be had , with whom no man , who has any regard for his own reputation , can undertake to be answerable for ...
... present plan , I plainly foresee an intervention of time between the old and new army , which must be filled with militia , if to be had , with whom no man , who has any regard for his own reputation , can undertake to be answerable for ...
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... present wear a dark and gloomy aspect , I hope a spirited opposition will check the progress of General Burgoyne's arms , and that the confidence derived from success will hurry him into measures that will , in their consequences , be ...
... present wear a dark and gloomy aspect , I hope a spirited opposition will check the progress of General Burgoyne's arms , and that the confidence derived from success will hurry him into measures that will , in their consequences , be ...
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... present of guns , & c . if they would wait until the morning . As I was very much pressed by the Indians to wait this day for them , I consented , on a promise that nothing should hinder them in the morning . 16th . The French were not ...
... present of guns , & c . if they would wait until the morning . As I was very much pressed by the Indians to wait this day for them , I consented , on a promise that nothing should hinder them in the morning . 16th . The French were not ...
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