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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... execution , were mischiefs foreseen and lamented by many , as resulting inevi- tably from a course of measures to which the government of the Union was under the painful necessity of submitting . " Certain I am , " said the Commander ...
... execution , were mischiefs foreseen and lamented by many , as resulting inevi- tably from a course of measures to which the government of the Union was under the painful necessity of submitting . " Certain I am , " said the Commander ...
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... execution of which required steady courage with persevering labour , and consequently ample magazines , the army was frequently reduced to the last extremity by the want of food . So great were the embarrassments produced by the ...
... execution of which required steady courage with persevering labour , and consequently ample magazines , the army was frequently reduced to the last extremity by the want of food . So great were the embarrassments produced by the ...
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... execution of this sentence was ordered to take place on the day succeeding that on which it was pronounced . Superior to terrors of death , but dreading disgrace , André was deeply affected by the mode of execution which the laws of war ...
... execution of this sentence was ordered to take place on the day succeeding that on which it was pronounced . Superior to terrors of death , but dreading disgrace , André was deeply affected by the mode of execution which the laws of war ...
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