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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... force , which threatened to be extremely trouble- some in a country so intersected with large navigable rivers as the colony of Virginia . With this force he carried on a slight predatory war , and , at length , attempted to burn the ...
... force , which threatened to be extremely trouble- some in a country so intersected with large navigable rivers as the colony of Virginia . With this force he carried on a slight predatory war , and , at length , attempted to burn the ...
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... force adequate to the occasion . Such a force could not be immediately commanded . His effectives in the Highlands amounted only to thirteen hundred and seventy - six men ; and that whole division of the army , dis- persed at various ...
... force adequate to the occasion . Such a force could not be immediately commanded . His effectives in the Highlands amounted only to thirteen hundred and seventy - six men ; and that whole division of the army , dis- persed at various ...
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... force . " Fathers , we kindled a fire a long time ago , at a place called Montreal , where we desired you to stay , and not to come and intrude upon our land . I now desire you may despatch to that place ; for be it known to you ...
... force . " Fathers , we kindled a fire a long time ago , at a place called Montreal , where we desired you to stay , and not to come and intrude upon our land . I now desire you may despatch to that place ; for be it known to you ...
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