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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... Jersey , with orders to represent the real situation of the army , and the certainty that , without great reinforcements , Philadelphia must fall into the hands of the enemy , and the state of Jersey be overrun . While thus endeavouring ...
... Jersey , with orders to represent the real situation of the army , and the certainty that , without great reinforcements , Philadelphia must fall into the hands of the enemy , and the state of Jersey be overrun . While thus endeavouring ...
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... Jersey shore and Mud Island ; and the American vessels were secure under its guns . The militia of Jersey were relied on to reinforce its garrison , and also to form a corps of observation which might harass the rear of any de- tachment ...
... Jersey shore and Mud Island ; and the American vessels were secure under its guns . The militia of Jersey were relied on to reinforce its garrison , and also to form a corps of observation which might harass the rear of any de- tachment ...
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... Jersey , had been communicated , with such exaggeration , to the officer commanding in New York , as to induce the opinion that the American soldiers were ready to desert their standards ; and the people of New Jersey to change their ...
... Jersey , had been communicated , with such exaggeration , to the officer commanding in New York , as to induce the opinion that the American soldiers were ready to desert their standards ; and the people of New Jersey to change their ...
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