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 2Walton Book Company, 1930 |
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... retreat which you meditated at the close of the late war was natural and proper . Had the government produced by the revolution gone on in a tolerable train , it would have been most adviseable to have persisted in that retreat . But I ...
... retreat which you meditated at the close of the late war was natural and proper . Had the government produced by the revolution gone on in a tolerable train , it would have been most adviseable to have persisted in that retreat . But I ...
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... retreat , and to gain the road . Major Clarke with his battalion was directed to cover the rear . These orders were executed , and a disorderly flight commenced . The pursuit was kept up about four miles , when , fortunately for the ...
... retreat , and to gain the road . Major Clarke with his battalion was directed to cover the rear . These orders were executed , and a disorderly flight commenced . The pursuit was kept up about four miles , when , fortunately for the ...
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... retreat from its service . In the appre- hension that the co - operation of external with internal causes might bring about such a crisis , he had yielded to the repre- sentations of those who urged him to leave himself master of his ...
... retreat from its service . In the appre- hension that the co - operation of external with internal causes might bring about such a crisis , he had yielded to the repre- sentations of those who urged him to leave himself master of his ...
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