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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... reinforcements were slow in arriving , notwithstanding every exertion to hasten them , and from the first of January to the first of March , the effective force before that place had never exceeded seven hundred men , and had often been ...
... reinforcements were slow in arriving , notwithstanding every exertion to hasten them , and from the first of January to the first of March , the effective force before that place had never exceeded seven hundred men , and had often been ...
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... reinforcements , or additional instructions . At this time Gen- eral Sullivan arrived ; and , understanding the enemy to be weak at the Three Rivers ordered Gen. Thompson to join Colonel St. Clair at Nicolet , with a reinforcement of ...
... reinforcements , or additional instructions . At this time Gen- eral Sullivan arrived ; and , understanding the enemy to be weak at the Three Rivers ordered Gen. Thompson to join Colonel St. Clair at Nicolet , with a reinforcement of ...
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... reinforcements which were approaching . Being thus foiled , Lord Cornwallis withdrew to Deep river , and Gen- eral Greene fell back to the Iron - works on Troublesome creek . At length his reinforcements , though much inferior to the ...
... reinforcements which were approaching . Being thus foiled , Lord Cornwallis withdrew to Deep river , and Gen- eral Greene fell back to the Iron - works on Troublesome creek . At length his reinforcements , though much inferior to the ...
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