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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... hope was entertained that General Howe , alarmed for New York , might either withdraw his troops from Jersey , or so weaken his posts in that state as to endanger them . Should this hope be disappointed , it was believed that something ...
... hope was entertained that General Howe , alarmed for New York , might either withdraw his troops from Jersey , or so weaken his posts in that state as to endanger them . Should this hope be disappointed , it was believed that something ...
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... hope that some fortunate occurrence might bring relief . Every day diminished this hope , and added to the difficulties of the besieged . The admiral took possession of Mount Pleasant , which induced the immediate evacuation of ...
... hope that some fortunate occurrence might bring relief . Every day diminished this hope , and added to the difficulties of the besieged . The admiral took possession of Mount Pleasant , which induced the immediate evacuation of ...
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... hope of obtaining similar advantages . On the night of the 20th , a part of the Jersey brigade , which had been stationed at Pompton , rose in arms ; and , making precisely the same claims which had been yielded to the Pennsylvanians ...
... hope of obtaining similar advantages . On the night of the 20th , a part of the Jersey brigade , which had been stationed at Pompton , rose in arms ; and , making precisely the same claims which had been yielded to the Pennsylvanians ...
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