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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... prisoners into a common jail , but rejected every proposition for an exchange of them . When the command devolved on Sir William Howe , this absurd system was abandoned , and an exchange1 took place to a considerable extent . But the ...
... prisoners into a common jail , but rejected every proposition for an exchange of them . When the command devolved on Sir William Howe , this absurd system was abandoned , and an exchange1 took place to a considerable extent . But the ...
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... prisoner of war.1 The resolutions of congress respecting the prisoners taken at the Cedars , were also the source of much embarrassment and chagrin to the Commander - in - chief . Alleging that the capitula- tion had been violated on ...
... prisoner of war.1 The resolutions of congress respecting the prisoners taken at the Cedars , were also the source of much embarrassment and chagrin to the Commander - in - chief . Alleging that the capitula- tion had been violated on ...
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... prisoners , while General Washington contended that reasonable deductions should be made for those who were actually dead , of diseases under which they laboured when permitted to leave the British prisons . Until this claim should be ...
... prisoners , while General Washington contended that reasonable deductions should be made for those who were actually dead , of diseases under which they laboured when permitted to leave the British prisons . Until this claim should be ...
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